homophonic
adjective
ho·mo·pho·nic
ˌhä-mə-ˈfä-nik 
ˌhō-,
-ˈfō-
1
: chordal
2
: of or relating to homophones
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How does this make any sense except as a very stupid, clumsy, idiotic no good way to give us a homophonic bridge to Gandalf.
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Erik Kain, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
The content creator also used a homophonic slur at several points throughout the clip.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 1 Aug. 2024
The letters used what’s known as a homophonic cipher, the researchers explain in a study published on Tuesday in the journal Cryptologia.
—Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 8 Feb. 2023
The encryption turned out to be a homophonic cipher, in which each letter of the alphabet can be encoded in several different ways.
—Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Feb. 2023
So homophonic ciphers used multiple symbols interchangeably for high-frequency letters, Lasry says.
—Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 8 Feb. 2023
Mary used what is called a homophonic cipher, where each letter is replaced with a certain symbol.
—Town & Country, 8 Feb. 2023
The ciphers were homophonic, meaning each letter of the alphabet could be encoded using several cipher symbols, according to the researchers.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 7 Feb. 2023
The data set for evaluating the model consisted of homophonic puns, normal sentences, and ambiguous nonsense sentences.
—Seriously Science, Discover Magazine, 17 June 2014
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Erik Kain, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
The content creator also used a homophonic slur at several points throughout the clip.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 1 Aug. 2024
The letters used what’s known as a homophonic cipher, the researchers explain in a study published on Tuesday in the journal Cryptologia.
—Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 8 Feb. 2023
The encryption turned out to be a homophonic cipher, in which each letter of the alphabet can be encoded in several different ways.
—Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Feb. 2023
So homophonic ciphers used multiple symbols interchangeably for high-frequency letters, Lasry says.
—Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 8 Feb. 2023
Mary used what is called a homophonic cipher, where each letter is replaced with a certain symbol.
—Town & Country, 8 Feb. 2023
The ciphers were homophonic, meaning each letter of the alphabet could be encoded using several cipher symbols, according to the researchers.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 7 Feb. 2023
The data set for evaluating the model consisted of homophonic puns, normal sentences, and ambiguous nonsense sentences.
—Seriously Science, Discover Magazine, 17 June 2014
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“Homophonic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/homophonic. Accessed 25 Dec. 2024.
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