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homophone — hom|o|phone [ˈhɔməfəun, ˈhəu US ˈha:məfoun, ˈhou ] n technical a word that sounds the same as another but is different in spelling, meaning, or origin. For example, knew and new are homophones. →↑homograph, homonym ↑homonym … Dictionary of contemporary English
homophone — hom|o|phone [ hamə,foun, houmə,foun ] noun count a word that sounds the same as another word but has its own spelling, meaning, and origin … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
homophone — hom•o•phone [[t]ˈhɒm əˌfoʊn, ˈhoʊ mə [/t]] n. 1) ling. a word pronounced the same as another but differing in meaning, whether spelled the same way or not, as heir and air[/ex] 2) ling. a written element that represents the same spoken unit as… … From formal English to slang
Homophone — Hom o*phone, n. [Cf. F. homophone. See {Homophonous}.] 1. A letter or character which expresses a like sound with another. Gliddon. [1913 Webster] 2. A word having the same sound as another, but differing from it in meaning and usually in… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
seicht — Adj std. (13. Jh.), mhd. sīhte seicht , alem. sīcht sehr feucht, naß Stammwort. Semantisch gehört das Wort sicher zu versickern und versiegen ; morphologisch dürfte die gleiche Formation wie bei leicht und licht vorliegen; doch ist der lautliche… … Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache
a — acar·a·pis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·na; ac·a·ri·nar·i·um; ac·a·rine; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; ac·a·ri·no·sis; ac·a·ro·ce·cid·i·um; ac·a·roid; ac·a·rol·o·gist; ac·a·rol·o·gy; ac·a·ro·pho·bia; ac·a·rus; acat·a·lep·sy; acat·a·lex·is;… … English syllables
o — abi·o·log·i·cal; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom; ab·o·li·tion·ism; ab·o·li·tion·ist; ab·o·li·tion·ize; ab·o·ma·sal; ab·o·ma·sum; ac·an·thol·o·gy; ac·an·thop·o·dous; acar·i·dol·o·gist; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; acar·i·o·sis;… … English syllables
son — 1. son [ sɔ̃ ] , sa [ sa ] , ses [ se ] adj. poss. 3e pers. • son 842; formes atones des adj. lat. suus, sua, suos, suas→ sien. REM. Liaison : Son amie [ sɔ̃nami ] ou vieilli et région. [ sɔnami ] . I ♦ (Personnes) 1 … Encyclopédie Universelle
Lyndon B. Johnson — Infobox President name=Lyndon B. Johnson nationality=American order=36th President of the United States term start=November 22, 1963 term end=January 20, 1969 vicepresident= None (1963–1965), Hubert Humphrey (1965–1969) predecessor=John F.… … Wikipedia
MTR — This article is about the metro system in Hong Kong. For the company that operates the system, see MTR Corporation. For other meanings of MTR , see MTR (disambiguation). Mass Transit Railway (MTR) … Wikipedia
