English Explanatory Dictionary

homophony

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A musical texture in which two or more parts move together in harmony, the relationship between them creating chords; the quality of being homophonic.
  2. The quality of being homophonous.

Pronunciation

/həˈmɒfəni/ /həˈmɑfəni/ en-us-homophony.oga

Word forms

homophony homophonies

Etymology

Internationalism, from French homophonie, from Ancient Greek ὁμοφωνία (homophōnía, “unison”), from ὁμόφωνος (homóphōnos, “of the same sound or tone”). By surface analysis, homo- + -phony.

Derived words

homophonist
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