homophone
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But the WHO decided a homophone for “new” would be too confusing.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 14, 2021
It is a homophone for “heart” and “new.”
From New York Times • Oct. 15, 2021
It was also a homophone for “turn,” which fed into the group’s idea of “turning around and moving forward to face the challenges head-on,” according to Tern’s website.
From The Verge • Feb. 11, 2021
“Nine” in Mandarin is a homophone of the word “long”.
From The Guardian • May 15, 2019
The word homophone is not recognized by Johnson or by Richardson: Johnson under homo- has six derivatives of Herbert Spencer's favourite word homogeneous, but beside these only four other words with this Greek affix.
From Society for Pure English, Tract 02 On English Homophones by Bridges, Robert Seymour
Vocabulary lists containing homophone
Language and Grammar - Introductory
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Common Senses: Phon ("Sound")
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Commonly Confused Words, List 1
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