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noun. The definition of a homophone is one of two or more words that sound the same but that mean different things. An example of a set of homophones is the word beat which could mean something the stroke made on a drum and the word beet which is a red root vegetable.oun. (plural homophones). 1  A word which is pronounced the same as another word but differs in spelling or meaning or origin, for example: carat, caret, carrot, and karat. 2  A letter or group of letters which are pronounced the same as another letter or group of letters.