Naming "a sea turtle" to top management alone is not enough, says Ng, referring to the term a homophonic pun for English-speaking, Western-trained Chinese who have returned home. From Wordnik.com. [Tech's Top Dealmakers: Granite Global Ventures' Thomas Ng Granite Global Ventures' Thomas Ng] Reference
Plain old 4-voice homophonic choral arrangements of hymns. From Wordnik.com. [How do I improve my sight reading skills on the piano? « Reading Skills Help « Literacy Help « Literacy News] Reference
In the “homophonic to a taboo” category, there is this restaurant sign. From Wordnik.com. [LAUGHING AT “ENGRISH” » Sociological Images] Reference
I'm so averse to the phrase "IP" that I prefer to use the homophonic "eye-pea". From Wordnik.com. [The Copyright Emperor Has No Clothes] Reference
In its homophonic recursions, the triple soundplay also happens to be a clear example of. From Wordnik.com. [Phonemanography: Romantic to Victorian] Reference
The homophonic motets are closest to the Italian laude tradition in their declamatory style. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2009-06-01] Reference
Choral music in which the parts have mostly the same rhythms at the same time is homophonic. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2009-05-01] Reference
Its homophonic and homorhythmic style recall the old conductus, long since fallen ou of fashion. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2009-04-01] Reference
By contrast, the Oxford English Dictionary casts doubt over the kinship of homophonic terms. back. From Wordnik.com. [Architecture and Memory: The Renaissance Studioli of Federico da Montefeltro] Reference
Thus, participants processed the noun-verb homophones more like unambiguous, non-homophonic words. From Wordnik.com. [Cognitive Science, January 2010] Reference
Music that is mostly homophonic can become temporarily polyphonic if an independent countermelody is added. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2009-05-01] Reference
More homophonic passages are used in a few motets to great effect, demonstrating a developed harmonic sense. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2009-06-01] Reference
More informally, people who are describing homophonic music may mention chords, accompaniment, harmony or harmonies. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2009-05-01] Reference
How dare you compare the tiny and purely homophonic Gregorian melodies with the gigantic developments of music in recent times?. From Wordnik.com. [What is unique to Catholic music?] Reference
On the other hand, his vesper psalms written with Brebis are in a simple homophonic style fitting to their liturgical functions. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2009-05-01] Reference
Croll 1952 classified them in five groups: motet cycles, polyphonic settings, mixed settings, homophonic settings and tenor motets. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2009-06-01] Reference
And there is no question that there are plenty of languages in which the apparent complementizer is not homophonic with a demonstrative. From Wordnik.com. [Propositional Attitude Reports] Reference
Louis Zukofsky and his wife, Celia, experimented with homophonic translations (something pioneered by Pound, I believe) of the Roman poet, Catullus (c. 85-54 BC). From Wordnik.com. [Miss her, Catullus? : A.E. Stallings : Harriet the Blog : The Poetry Foundation] Reference
The drink was not, however, called a "Mayme Taylor," instead it acquired the homophonic "Mamie Taylor," a curious divergence that did not go unnoticed at the time. From Wordnik.com. [Maybe Mamie, Maybe Not] Reference
(Australian Research Online) - a fortuitously homophonic new name. From Wordnik.com. [Libraries Interact] Reference
It seems not to exist, and to be forbidden by homophonic absurdities. From Wordnik.com. [Poems of Gerard Manley Hopkins Now First Published] Reference
BMW/finger mnemonics (and L for left, much easier than the homophonic 'I write with my right'). From Wordnik.com. [Popular Posts Across MetaFilter] Reference
Telegraph's Associate Editor, Simon Heffer, pointing out a number of "blunders," including some unfortunate homophonic mixups. From Wordnik.com. [NYT > Home Page] Reference
That’s the best that can be said for a homophonic spelling error wherein one knows better. From Wordnik.com. [Potential Academic Misconduct by the Euro Team « Climate Audit] Reference
"It's very idiomatic, it contains a lot of polysemantic or homophonic words, which you can play with a lot. From Wordnik.com. [Translating jokes into English leads comics to new punch lines] Reference
I’m struck by the similarity between the surface texture of anagrammatic writing and that of homophonic translation. From Wordnik.com. [K. Silem Mohammad Reads Elizabeth Bachinsky] Reference
I'd say you're homophonic!. From Wordnik.com. [McCain Denies Blaming Obama And Democrats For Bailout Collapse] Reference
Elaborate strophic, homophonic spell. From Wordnik.com. [The Spellsong War]
Cut your racists and homophonic ties. From Wordnik.com. [I had to do it.] Reference
Stop being homophonic!. From Wordnik.com. [Unions Keep Up Mailer Assault On McCain In Battleground States] Reference
Everyone has their homophonic moments. From Wordnik.com. [Latest Articles] Reference
"No. It's homophonic.". From Wordnik.com. [The Soprano Sorceress]
Isn’t there also a homophonic conundrum?. From Wordnik.com. [Firedoglake » Bush’s Favorite Democrat Wows the Connecticut Press — Again] Reference
But it doesn't make you anti-Semitic ... or racist ... or sexist ... or homophonic. From Wordnik.com. [Film] Reference
Origin and meaning of polyphony -- monodic and homophonic -- canonic imitation -- chords as incidents -- variety and unity -- early. From Wordnik.com. [A Popular History of the Art of Music From the Earliest Times Until the Present] Reference
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