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What is a homophone for gnu?

There isn't a perfect homophone for "gnu" in the English language.

* Homophones are words that sound the same but have different meanings and spellings.

While "gnu" has a unique sound, some words might be close in pronunciation but don't have the same meaning:

* "new" is pronounced with a slightly different vowel sound.

* "knew" is pronounced with a completely different vowel sound.

Therefore, there is no true homophone for "gnu".

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