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Homologic
- adjective - similar in evolutionary origin but not in function
Homologue
- - That which is homologous to something else; as, the corresponding sides, etc., of similar polygons are the homologues of each other; the members or terms of an homologous series in chemistry are the homologues of each other; one of the bones in the hand of man is the homologue of that in the paddle of a whale.
Homonymic
- adjective - of or related to or being homonyms
Homophile
- adjective - homosexual or arousing homosexual desires
- someone who practices homosexuality; having a sexual attraction to persons of the same sex
Homophobe
- noun - a person who hates or fears homosexual people
Homophone
- noun - two words are homophones if they are pronounced the same way but differ in meaning or spelling or both (e.g. bare and bear)
Homophony
- noun - part music with one dominant voice (in a homophonic style)
- the same pronunciation for words of different origins
Homophyly
- - That form of homology due to common ancestry (phylogenetic homology), in opposition to homomorphy, to which genealogic basis is wanting.