Preface This fourth edition represents a 24-year work-in-progress that originated with a 7-year-old youngster bringing home in the spring of ¡982 his class assignment to generate the most homophones possible, like rain, reign, rein, within a week. Homophones Five or More One-Syllable Words Four or More Two-Syllable Words Three or More Three-Syllable Words All Four-, Five-, and Six-Syllable Words Homographs (three or more words) Homophones and Homographs (all words) McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers Box 6¡¡, Je›erson, North Carolina 28640 Table of Contents Prefaceĭefinitions The “Conflict of Homophones” Controversy Criteria for Including and Excluding Words Notational Devices and Phonetic Symbols Organization of the Dictionary Some Final Thoughts Manufactured in the United States of America
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