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(9) - Merriam-Webster Dictionary
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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|};
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[Noun] | "homo"
1: a gay person —used as a term of abuse and disparagement
Origin: 1917 ;
Short for {see: |homosexual:2|homosexual:2};
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[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|};
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[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 ;
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[Combining form] | "homo-"
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[Combining form] | "hom-"
1: one and the same : similar : alike
2: homosexual
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Latin, from Greek, from homos{mat|same|};
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[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
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[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
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[Latin phrase] | "no*vus ho*mo" | \ ˌnȯ-wu̇s-ˈhȯ-mō \
1: new man : man newly ennobled : arriviste
(10) - Urban Dictionary
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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!
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[ "homo" ]
1: a derogatory term usually used by hetrosexual men against other heterosexual men
* e.g., ... quit acting like a homo brad
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[ "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.
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[ "homo" ]
1: A kind of milk found in Canada
* e.g., ... "This is homo-milk, it must be yours."
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[ "homo" ]
1: a derrogatory word used against someone attracted to the same sex - usually males
* e.g., ... John: That guy is hot!
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[ "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.
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[ "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"
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[ "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)
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[ "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.
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[ "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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