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    Homophonic (?), Homophonous (?),  a. [Gr. ;  the same +  sound, tone: cf. F. homophone.]
   1. (Mus.) (a) Originally, sounding alike; of the same pitch; unisonous; monodic. (b) Now used for plain harmony, note against note, as opposed to polyphonic harmony, in which the several parts move independently, each with its own melody.
   
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   2. Expressing the same sound by a different combination of letters; as, “bay and bey”.
   
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