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hom-pref. Variant of homo-.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] EncyclopediaSeehomo-hom-
hom(o)- word element [Gr.] 1. same; similar.2. chemical prefix indicating addition of one CH2 group to the main compound.homo-, hom- [Gr. homos, same] Prefixes meaning the same or a likeness.LegalSeeHomoThesaurusSeehomo |