Words Seldom Seen: Homophone

Homophone

Noun: A homophone is a word that is pronounced the same as another word but differs in meaning or in spelling.

Example 0ne: Die and Dye

Example Two: “The square root of a negative number is easier to calculate than rooting through roots to to find the route of old Route 66.” This example contains five homophones.

Pronunciation: Homophone


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