homophony
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homophony
- /həˈmɒfəni/ UK
- /həˈmɑfəni/ US
Where it comes from
Internationalism, from French homophonie, from Ancient Greek ὁμοφωνία (homophōnía, “unison”), from ὁμόφωνος (homóphōnos, “of the same sound or tone”). By surface analysis, homo- + -phony.
noun homophonies
- A musical texture in which two or more parts move together in harmony, the relationship between them creating chords; the quality of being homophonic. On the other hand, it seems to be the fact that well-bred Englishmen do not say "it's him" or it's her." The formula is: "It's he"; "it's she"; "it's me." The homophony doubtless accounts for the anomaly in the case of "me."
- The quality of being homophonous. There is, for example, the homophony of "merry" and "Mary," which typifies the South Midland accent common in the hill country of east Tennessee and upper Georgia.
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noun musical texture
| Español | homofonía |
|---|---|
| Português | homofonia |
| Français | homophonie |
| Italiano | omofonia |
| Ελληνικά | ομοφωνία omofonía |
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title = {homophony},
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