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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

homo-

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.61 in modern English

Syllables
ho-mo-
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
3
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

prefix

Same, identical.

prefix

Of or pertaining to homosexuality or same-sex relations.

prefix

Used to form the names of compounds derived from simpler ones by addition of a methylene group.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *somHós Proto-Hellenic *homós Ancient Greek ὁμός (homós)der. English homo- From Ancient Greek ὁμός (homós, “same”). By surface analysis, hom- + -o-.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

hom- (alternative)

Derived Forms

homophenylalanine

Phrases

equi- iso- homeo- nor-

Frequently Paired Words

equi- iso- homeo- nor-

Synonyms

iso- ipsi- syn- sym- syl- tauto-

Antonyms

hetero- allo-

Questions

What does homo- mean?
Same, identical.
Where does homo- come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

How to pronounce homo-

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