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    [Noun]  | "ho*mo" | \ ˈhō-(ˌ)mō \


    1: any of a genus (Homo) of hominids that includes modern humans (H. sapiens) and several extinct related species (such as H. erectus and H. habilis)

    Origin: 1591 ;

     New Latin Homin-, Homo, from Latin, human being {mat|homage|};

    [Noun]  | "homo" 


    1: a gay person —used as a term of abuse and disparagement

    Origin: 1917 ;

     Short for {see: |homosexual:2|homosexual:2};

    [Noun]  | "Ho*mo sa*pi*ens" | \ ˌhō-(ˌ)mō-ˈsā-pē-ˌenz \


    1: humankind

    Origin: 1802 ;

     New Latin, species name, from Homo, genus name + sapiens, specific epithet, from Latin, wise, intelligent {mat|homo|}, {mat|sapient|};

    [Adjective]  | "homo" 


    1: of, relating to, or characterized by sexual or romantic attraction to people of one's same sex : gay

    2: of, relating to, or involving sexual activity between people of the same sex

    Origin: 1923 ;

    [Combining form]  | "homo-" 


    [Combining form]  | "hom-" 


    1: one and the same : similar : alike

    2: homosexual

    Origin: 

     Latin, from Greek, from homos{mat|same|};

    [Latin quotation from {i_link|Terence|Terence:b}]  | "ho*mo sum: hu*ma*ni nil a me ali*e*num pu*to" | \ ˈhȯ-mō-ˌsu̇m hü-ˌmä-nē-ˈnēl-ä-ˌmā-ˌä-lē-ˈā-nu̇m-ˈpu̇-tō \


    1: I am a human: I regard nothing human as foreign to me

    [Latin phrase]  | "ec*ce ho*mo" | \ ˌe-ke-ˈhȯ-mō \


    1: behold the man —from the words of Pontius Pilate when he presented Jesus, crowned with thorns, to the crowd before his crucifixion

    [Latin phrase]  | "no*vus ho*mo" | \ ˌnȯ-wu̇s-ˈhȯ-mō \


    1: new man : man newly ennobled : arriviste

    [Noun]  | "homo" 


    1: as in hominid, humanoid;



    [Noun]  | "Homo sapiens" 


    1: the human race;


      * e.g., " ... how far into the outer reaches of the universe will Homo sapiens someday be able to go? "



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     [ "homo" ]

    1:  prefix: from the greek homos, it means "the same". From the Latin homo, it means "man"

      * e.g.,  ...  homogenous: the same. Homo erectus: standing man. 

     [ "homo" ]

    2:  A derogatory term for a gay man.

      * e.g.,  ...  Todd wore K-Mart jeans today! What a homo! 

     [ "homo" ]

    1: a derogatory term usually used by hetrosexual men against other heterosexual men

      * e.g.,  ... quit acting like a homo brad 

     [ "homo" ]

    1: A word that is short for homosexual.

      * e.g.,  ... Jack: I have something to tell you. I'm gay. 

     [ "homo" ]

    2: Also used by immature teenagers as the ultimate insult word.

      * e.g.,  ... OR 

     [ "homo" ]

    1: A kind of milk found in Canada

      * e.g.,  ... "This is homo-milk, it must be yours." 

     [ "homo" ]

    1: a derrogatory word used against someone attracted to the same sex - usually males

      * e.g.,  ... John: That guy is hot! 

     [ "homo" ]

    1:  From the greek "homos" meaning "the same".

      * e.g.,  ...  'homomorphic' = 'of the same form'. A linear map between vector spaces is a homomorphism. 

     [ "homo" ]

    2:  Latin (homo, hominis, m.) meaning "man".

      * e.g.,  ...  'homo sapiens', the latin name for our species. 

     [ "homo" ]

    1: A shortened version of the word homosexual, meaning someone who likes members of the same sex. Often used as a derograty term by dumbasses.

      * e.g.,  ... Bob: "You homo! HAHAHAHA" 

     [ "homo" ]

    1: short for homogenized, as printed on milk cartons in Canada, eh.

      * e.g.,  ... "I'm goin' up to the corner store to get some homo" 

     [ "homo" ]

    2: (not skim, 1% or 2%, but "whole" milk)

     [ "homo" ]

    1: Highest Occupied Molecular Orbital. The interaction of a molecular HOMO with the LUMO (lowest unoccupied molecular orbital) of another molecule is the basis of intermolecular bond formation.

      * e.g.,  ... Ground-state CO2 has a doubly degenerate HOMO. 

     [ "homo" ]

    1:  a derogatory word for gay/queer people.

      * e.g.,  ...  did you see those two punks kissing? what homos. 

     [ "homo" ]

    2:  a term that has been reclaimed by some gay/queer communities that is used affectionately between community members to mean someone wonderfully, sublimely gay.

      * e.g.,  ...  guy: "i love lillies, and soccer players." 

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