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homo-

(word root) same

Examples of words with the root homo-: homosexual

Ho·mo

(hō′mō)

1. A genus of primates that includes modern humans (Homo sapiens) and several extinct species.

2. Used in combination with mock Latin adjectives to indicate a type of person or to characterize humans generally, often for humorous effect: Homo apatheticus.

[Latin homō, man; see dhghem- in Indo-European roots.]

ho·mo

(hō′mō)

n. pl. ho·mos Offensive Slang

Used as a disparaging term for a gay man or lesbian.

[Short for homosexual.]

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homo

(ˈhəʊməʊ)

n, pl -mos

1. (Biology) informal short for homosexual

2. (Psychology) informal short for homosexual

homo

(ˈhəʊməʊ)

(Cookery) informal Canadian homogenized milk

Homo

(ˈhəʊməʊ)

(Animals) a genus of hominids including modern man (see Homo sapiens) and several extinct species of primitive man, including Homo habilis and Homo erectus

[Latin: man]

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ho•mo

(ˈhoʊ moʊ)

n., pl. -mos.

usage: This term is usually used with disparaging intent and perceived as insulting.

—n. Slang: Usually Disparaging and Offensive.

(a term used to refer to a homosexual.)

[1925–30; by shortening]

Ho•mo

(ˈhoʊ moʊ)

n., pl. -mos.

1. (italics) the genus of bipedal primates that includes modern humans and several extinct forms, as H. erectus and H. habilis, distinguished by their large brains and a dependence on tools.

2. (sometimes l.c.)

a. a member of this genus.

b. the species Homo sapiens or one of its members.

[1590–1600; < Latin homō man; Old Latin hemō, akin to humus ground, soil (see humus); c. Old English guma, Welsh dyn man, Lithuanian žmónės men]

homo-

a combining form meaning “same, identical”: homogeneous; homosexual.

Also, esp. before a vowel, hom-.

[< Greek, comb. form of homós one and the same; akin to Skt sama-; see same]

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Noun	1.	homo - someone who practices homosexuality; having a sexual attraction to persons of the same sex gay, homophile, homosexual individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do" gay man, shirtlifter - a homosexual man gay woman, lesbian, tribade - a female homosexual
	2.	homo - any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae characterized by superior intelligence, articulate speech, and erect carriage human, human being, man lumbus, loin - either side of the backbone between the hipbone and the ribs in humans as well as quadrupeds hominid - a primate of the family Hominidae genus Homo - type genus of the family Hominidae human beings, human race, humankind, humans, mankind, humanity, world, man - all of the living human inhabitants of the earth; "all the world loves a lover"; "she always used `humankind' because `mankind' seemed to slight the women" Homo erectus - extinct species of primitive hominid with upright stature but small brain; "Homo erectus was formerly called Pithecanthropus erectus" Homo soloensis - extinct primitive hominid of late Pleistocene; Java; formerly Javanthropus Homo habilis - extinct species of upright East African hominid having some advanced humanlike characteristics Homo sapiens - the only surviving hominid; species to which modern man belongs; bipedal primate having language and ability to make and use complex tools; brain volume at least 1400 cc Homo sapiens neanderthalensis, Neandertal, Neandertal man, Neanderthal, Neanderthal man - extinct robust human of Middle Paleolithic in Europe and western Asia body, organic structure, physical structure - the entire structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being); "he felt as if his whole body were on fire" chassis, bod, human body, material body, physical body, physique, build, anatomy, figure, flesh, frame, shape, soma, form - alternative names for the body of a human being; "Leonardo studied the human body"; "he has a strong physique"; "the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak" body hair - short hair growing over a person's body head of hair, mane - growth of hair covering the scalp of a human being human head - the head of a human being side - either the left or right half of a body; "he had a pain in his side" foot, human foot, pes - the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint; "his bare feet projected from his trousers"; "armored from head to foot" arm - a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb hand, manus, mitt, paw - the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb; "he had the hands of a surgeon"; "he extended his mitt" face, human face - the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear; "he washed his face"; "I wish I had seen the look on his face when he got the news" nutrition - the scientific study of food and drink (especially in humans) Homo rhodesiensis, Rhodesian man - a primitive hominid resembling Neanderthal man but living in Africa schistosome dermatitis, swimmer's itch - a sensitization reaction to repeated invasion of the skin by cercariae of schistosomes hyperdactyly, polydactyly - birth defect characterized by the presence of more than the normal number of fingers or toes syndactylism, syndactyly - birth defect in which there is partial or total webbing connecting two or more fingers or toes

homo

noun

A member of the human race:

being, body, creature, human, human being, individual, life, man, mortal, party, person, personage, soul.

Translations

homo

(o.f.) [ˈhəʊməʊ] N (pej) ABBR =homosexual → marica m

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homo

n (pej inf) → Homo m (dated inf)

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"D--n Homo with all my heart," says Northerton; "I have the marks of him on my a-- yet.

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In "Ecco Homo" he is careful to enlighten us concerning the precursors and prerequisites to the advent of this highest type, in referring to a certain passage in the "Gay Science":--

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All precepts concerning kings, are in effect comprehended in those two remembrances: memento quod es homo; and memento quod es Deus, or vice Dei; the one bridleth their power, and the other their will.