ho|mo

ho|mo
ho|mo1 «HOH moh», noun, plural hom|i|nes.
the Latin word for “man,” used in various Latin compounds to describe some essential characteristic or quality, as in homo ludens and homo faber.
[< Homo]
ho|mo2 «HOH moh», noun, plural -mos.
Slang. a homosexual.
Ho|mo «HOH moh», noun.
Zoology. the genus of primate mammals comprising man, including one extant species, Homo sapiens, and various extinct species known from fossil remains.
[< New Latin Homo < Latin homō, -inis man]
combining form. the same; equal: »

Homogeneous = of the same kind.

Also, hom- before vowels.
[< Greek homo- < homós same]

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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