Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (2)
1.
the same pronunciation for words of different origins;
2.
part music with one dominant voice (in a homophonic style);
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Homophony \Ho*moph"o*ny\, n. [Gr. ?: cf. F. homophonie.]
1. Sameness of sound.
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2. (Mus.)
(a) Sameness of sound; unison.
(b) Plain harmony, as opposed to polyphony. See
Homophonous.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
homophony
n 1: the same pronunciation for words of different origins
2: part music with one dominant voice (in a homophonic style)