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ho·mo

   [hoh-moh]
noun, plural -mos. Slang: Disparaging and Offensive.
a homosexual.
Origin:
by shortening

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Ho·mo

   [hoh-moh]
noun
1.
(italics) 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.
Informal. (sometimes lowercase)
a.
a member of the genus Homo.
b.
the species Homo sapiens or one of its members.
Origin:
1590–1600; < Latin homō man; OL hemō the earthly one (see humus); akin to Latin hūmānus human; cognate with Old English guma, Old Irish duine, Welsh dyn man, Lithuanian žmónės men

homo-

 
a combining form appearing in loanwords from Greek, where it meant “same” (homology); on this model, used in the formation of compound words (homomorphic).
Also, especially before a vowel, hom-.

Origin:
< Greek, combining form of homós one and the same; akin to Sanskrit sama-; see same
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homo1 (ˈhəʊməʊ)
 
—n , pl -mos
informal short for homosexual

homo2 (ˈhəʊməʊ)
 
—n
informal (Canadian) short for homogenized milk

Homo (ˈhəʊməʊ)
 
—n
a genus of hominids including modern man (see Homo sapiens) and several extinct species of primitive man, including Homo habilis and Homo erectus
 
[Latin: man]

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homo-
"the same," prefix commonly used to form modern words, from Gk. homos "one and the same," also "belonging to two or more jointly," from PIE *somos (cf. Skt. samah "even, the same;" Lith. similis "like," Goth. sama "the same," samana "together;" see same).
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Medical Dictionary

homo- or hom-
pref.
Same; like: homotype.

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Science Dictionary
homo-  
A prefix meaning "same," as in homogamous, having the same kind of flower.
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Cultural Dictionary
Homo [(hoh-moh)]

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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homo definition


  1. n.
    a homosexual. (Usually a male. Rude and derogatory.) : Bob got fired for calling Bill a homo.
  2. adj.
    homosexual. (Usually objectionable.) : Have you ever been to a homo bar?
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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