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Question what will be the homophone of:

what will be the homophone of ANT from one reference book i got to know its AUNT
but u can't pronounce AUNT AS ANT?
So how it can be the homophone u can call ANT AS AUNT IN slang but u can't call AUNT AS ANT..
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what will be the homophone of ANT from one reference book i got to know its AUNT
but u can't pronounce AUNT AS ANT?
So how it can be the homophone u can call ANT AS AUNT IN slang but u can't call AUNT AS ANT..
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nope.ant and aunt are not homophones because ant is not pronounced the same as aunt.
insert the word here and listen to the pronunciation.
Definition of ant noun from Cambridge Dictionary Online: Free English Dictionary and Thesaurus

don't know the homophone of ant, but here is the list of English homophones,
List of English Homophones
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nope.ant and aunt are not homophones because ant is not pronounced the same as aunt.
insert the word here and listen to the pronunciation.
Definition of ant noun from Cambridge Dictionary Online: Free English Dictionary and Thesaurus

don't know the homophone of ant, but here is the list of English homophones,
List of English Homophones
List of Homophones
here you can check it brother its written that aunt homophone is ant..
thats what exactly im pinpointing tht these both do not match but its written.. thnk you bro
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