English, asked by deshmukh789, 1 year ago

what are homophones

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Answered by namrata10101

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Words which have different spelling and meaning but have same pronunciation are called homophones.

For example- Bat and Bet

Answered by 987614

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Answer:

definition -

a word that is pronounced the same as another word but that has a different spelling and meaning

Example -

: 'lie' (to tell an untruth) and 'lie' (to lie down)

: 'bear' (the animal) and 'bear' (to put up with)

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