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homo

1

[ hoh-moh ]

noun

Slang: Extremely Disparaging and Offensive.
plural homos.
  1. a contemptuous term used to refer to a gay person, especially a gay man.


Homo

2

[ hoh-moh ]

noun

  1. the genus of bipedal primates that includes modern humans and several extinct forms, distinguished by their large brains and a dependence upon tools. Compare archaic Homo.
  2. Facetious. (used in made-up taxonomic expressions to denote a type of human being):

    The door opens, and in walks Homo stupidus.

homo-

3
  1. a combining form appearing in loanwords from Greek, where it meant 鈥渟ame鈥 ( homology ); on this model, used in the formation of compound words ( homomorphic ).

Homo

1

/ 藞丑蓹蕣尘蓹蕣 /

noun

  1. a genus of hominids including modern man (see Homo sapiens ) and several extinct species of primitive man, including Homo habilis and Homo erectus
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

homo-

2

combining_form

  1. being the same or like Compare hetero-

    homologous

    homosexual

鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

homo

3

/ 藞丑蓹蕣尘蓹蕣 /

noun

  1. informal.
    short for homosexual
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

homo

4

/ 藞丑蓹蕣尘蓹蕣 /

noun

  1. informal.
    homogenized milk
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

丑辞尘辞鈥

  1. A prefix meaning 鈥渟ame,鈥 as in homogamous, having the same kind of flower.

Homo

  1. The genus to which human beings belong. The genus Homo includes Neanderthals and other hominids closely related to today's humans, such as Homo erectus.
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of homo1

First recorded in 1920鈥25; by shortening of homosexual ( def )

Origin of homo2

First recorded in 1590鈥1600; from Latin 丑辞尘艒 鈥渕an, human,鈥 literally 鈥渢he earthly one,鈥 derivative of humus 鈥渆arth, ground, soil鈥; related to Latin 丑奴尘腻苍耻蝉 鈥減ertaining to man, human鈥; akin to Old English guma, Old Irish duine, Welsh dyn, Old Lithuanian 啪尘耻玫 鈥渉uman being鈥; humus, human

Origin of homo3

< Greek, combining form of 丑辞尘贸蝉 one and the same; akin to Sanskrit sama-; same
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of homo1

Latin: man

Origin of homo2

via Latin from Greek, from homos same
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You also discuss how, even if Ricardo didn't articulate it this way, he was the origin of the concept of "homo economicus," or economic man.

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His brand of toiletry involves writing stories for the absolutely lowest common denominator of homo sapiens.

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Musk is convinced of this, in part, because he fears artificial intelligence will very soon become all-powerful and inclined to exterminate homo sapiens.

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The script鈥檚 ridiculous rationale 鈥 which our hero repeatedly intones like he鈥檚 hypnotizing us to believe it 鈥 is that certain beekeepers have pledged to prevent colony collapse, both apoidea and homo sapien.

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Directed by Mark Mannucci, 鈥淯nknown: Cave of Bones,鈥 focuses on a recent expedition into a South African cave that contains skeletal remains of the ancient human relative homo naledi.

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