Wordnet 3.0
ADJECTIVE (2)
1.
having the same sound;
2.
having a single melodic line with accompaniment;
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Homophonic \Ho`mo*phon"ic\, Homophonous \Ho*moph"o*nous\, 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.
[1913 Webster]
2. Expressing the same sound by a different combination of
letters; as, bay and bey.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
homophonic
adj 1: having the same sound
2: having a single melodic line with accompaniment