For the students of subject of English : What are Homonyms or Homophones ?

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Words which sound the same but have different meanings and spelling. Eg: Their and There, Principal ad Principle. :
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Homonyms are group of words that share the same pronunciation but have different meanings. e.g. right and write. Homophones is a word that is pronounced the same as another word but differs in meaning, and may differ in spelling. e.g rose (flower) and rose ( past tense for rise).
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Two words are homonyms or homophones if they are pronounced or spelled the same way but have different meanings.
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In linguistics, a homonym is one of a group of words that share the same spelling and the same pronunciation but have different meanings homophone is a word that is pronounced the same as another word but differs in meaning. The words may be spelled the same, such as rose (flower) and rose (past...
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In linguistics, a homonym is one of a group of words that share the same spelling and the same pronunciation but have different meanings homophone is a word that is pronounced the same as another word but differs in meaning. The words may be spelled the same, such as rose (flower) and rose (past tense of "rise"), or differently, such as carat, caret, and carrot, or to, two and too. All homonyms are homophones because they sound the same. However, not all homophones are homonyms. Homophones with different spellings are not homonyms. read less
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