Homophony
[huh-mof-uh-nee, hoh-] /həˈmɒf ə ni, hoʊ-/
noun
1.
the quality or state of being .
2.
music.
/hɒˈmɒfənɪ/
noun
1.
the linguistic phenomenon whereby words of different origins become identical in pronunciation
2.
part music composed in a homophonic style
n.
1776, from French homophonie, from Greek homophonia (see homophone).
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