homophene
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From homo- + Ancient Greek φαίνω (phaínō, “to shine, to show, to appear”).
Noun[edit]
homophene (plural homophenes)
- Any of a set of words that sound different, but look identical on a person's lips, so that they cannot be distinguished by lipreading.
Translations[edit]
set of words that look identical on a person's lips