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A [[homophone]] is a word that sounds exactly like another. 'Meat', referring to animal food, sounds exactly like 'meet', meaning 'come together'. | A [[homophone]] is a word that sounds exactly like another. 'Meat', referring to animal food, sounds exactly like 'meet', meaning 'come together'. | ||
Some homophones are also | Some homophones are also homonyms: the [[modal verb]] 'will' sounds and also looks exactly like 'will' as in 'last will and testament', and there is a third 'will', as in 'having a strong will'. (Words with the same spelling but different pronunciation are called homographs, as with the verb 'to tear', meaning 'to rip', and 'tear', as in 'tearful'.) | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
[[English spellings]] | [[English spellings]] | ||
Revision as of 10:28, 3 April 2008
A homophone is a word that sounds exactly like another. 'Meat', referring to animal food, sounds exactly like 'meet', meaning 'come together'.
Some homophones are also homonyms: the modal verb 'will' sounds and also looks exactly like 'will' as in 'last will and testament', and there is a third 'will', as in 'having a strong will'. (Words with the same spelling but different pronunciation are called homographs, as with the verb 'to tear', meaning 'to rip', and 'tear', as in 'tearful'.)