homophony

ho·moph·o·ny  (h-mf-n)

n. pl. ho·moph·o·nies

1. The quality or condition of being homophonic.

2. Homophonic music.

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homophony

1. music in which one voice carries the melody, sometimes with a ehord accompaniment.
2. Obsolete, unison. Also called monody, monophony. — homophonous, adj.

See also: Music

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the state or condition of a letter, word, or symbol having the same sound as another but a different meaning, regardless of sameness or difference in spelling, as choirlquire. — homophonic, homophonous, adj.

See also: Sound

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	homophony - the same pronunciation for words of different origins pronunciation - the manner in which someone utters a word; "they are always correcting my pronunciation"
	2.	homophony - part music with one dominant voice (in a homophonic style) part music - vocal music for several voices in independent parts (usually performed without accompaniment)