plural -es
1
: sameness of sound : the quality or state of being homophonous
2
a
: unison
b
: monody sense 4a compare polyphony
c
: composition in which the voice or instrumental parts move in one rhythm in chordal style
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Literary Hub,
9 Jan. 2026
How does this make any sense except as a very stupid, clumsy, idiotic no good way to give us a homophonic bridge to Gandalf.
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Erik Kain,
Forbes,
3 Oct. 2024
The content creator also used a homophonic slur at several points throughout the clip.
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Jessica Schladebeck,
New York Daily News,
1 Aug. 2024
The encryption turned out to be a homophonic cipher, in which each letter of the alphabet can be encoded in several different ways.
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Meilan Solly,
Smithsonian Magazine,
10 Feb. 2023
Mary used what is called a homophonic cipher, where each letter is replaced with a certain symbol.
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Town & Country,
8 Feb. 2023
The letters used what’s known as a homophonic cipher, the researchers explain in a study published on Tuesday in the journal Cryptologia.
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Stephanie Pappas,
Scientific American,
8 Feb. 2023
The ciphers were homophonic, meaning each letter of the alphabet could be encoded using several cipher symbols, according to the researchers.
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Ashley Strickland,
CNN,
7 Feb. 2023
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Adjective
My introduction to homophonic translation came from my former teacher, Mónica de la Torre.
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Literary Hub,
9 Jan. 2026
How does this make any sense except as a very stupid, clumsy, idiotic no good way to give us a homophonic bridge to Gandalf.
—
Erik Kain,
Forbes,
3 Oct. 2024
The content creator also used a homophonic slur at several points throughout the clip.
—
Jessica Schladebeck,
New York Daily News,
1 Aug. 2024
The encryption turned out to be a homophonic cipher, in which each letter of the alphabet can be encoded in several different ways.
—
Meilan Solly,
Smithsonian Magazine,
10 Feb. 2023
Mary used what is called a homophonic cipher, where each letter is replaced with a certain symbol.
—
Town & Country,
8 Feb. 2023
The letters used what’s known as a homophonic cipher, the researchers explain in a study published on Tuesday in the journal Cryptologia.
—
Stephanie Pappas,
Scientific American,
8 Feb. 2023
The ciphers were homophonic, meaning each letter of the alphabet could be encoded using several cipher symbols, according to the researchers.
—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN,
7 Feb. 2023
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“Homophonic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/homophonic. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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