homophony

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   the relation or quality of words having the same pronunciation but different meanings or origins

   Mnemic homophony combines several similar memory images into one generalized pattern.

2. 2
   noun

   a musical texture in which one melodic line predominates over accompanying parts

   The hymn's homophony lets the congregation sing the melody together.

From French homophonie and Ancient Greek homophonia ("unison, agreement of sound"), from homos ("same") + phone ("voice, sound"). The linguistic and musical senses both retain the idea of sounding together or alike.

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