homoiophone

发音

UK /hɒˈmɔɪəfəʊn/

词形变化

homoiophones 复数 homoiophones

别名

homeophone homoeophone homœophone

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A word similar — but not identical — in pronunciation with another; compare homeograph and homophone.

    This was through the existence of homophones and homoiophones in a language, of words with the same or similar sounds, but with diverse significations.

    This was through the existence of homophones and homoiophones, that is, of words with different meanings but the same or nearly the same sound.

    Have you any idea as to what ought to be done with what I believe you pepel call homophones or homoiophones. I hope that is not the right name for them. But is it not foolish to have an educated nation that refuses to readjust such inconveniences?

词源

From homoi- (“similar”) + -o- + -phone (“sound”).

来源：wiktionary