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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

homological

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.51 in modern English

Syllables
ho-mo-log-i-cal
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
5
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having a shared evolutionary origin.

adj

Having to do with homology; using the methods of homological algebra.

adj

Of an adjective, describing itself.

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ὁμός (homós, “same”) + λόγος (lógos, “word”), by surface analysis, homo- + logical.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Derived Forms

cohomological homologically

Phrases

homological algebra

Synonyms

homologous homologic autological

Antonyms

heterologous heterological

Questions

What does homological mean?
Having a shared evolutionary origin.
Where does homological come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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