"homo-" meaning in English

See homo- in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prefix

Etymology: From Ancient Greek ὁμός (homós, “same”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*sem-}} [Template:root], {{der|en|grc|ὁμός||same}} Ancient Greek ὁμός (homós, “same”) Head templates: {{head|en|prefix|head=|sort=}} homo-, {{en-prefix}} homo-
  1. Same, identical. Tags: morpheme Synonyms (identical): iso-, ipsi-, syn-, sym-, syl- Related terms: iso- Related terms (equivalent): equi- Related terms (similar): homeo- Translations (Same): homo- (Catalan), homo- (French), homo- (Galician), ჰომო- (homo-) (Georgian), homo- (German), ομο- (omo-) (Greek), ομό- (omó-) (Greek), homo- (Indonesian), homo- (Latvian), homo- (Lithuanian), homo- (Polish), izo- (Polish), homo- (Portuguese), гомо- (gomo-) (Russian), homo- (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-homo--en-prefix-APkkHKC5
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Prefix

Etymology: From homosexual. Etymology templates: {{m|en|homosexual}} homosexual Head templates: {{head|en|prefix|head=|sort=}} homo-, {{en-prefix}} homo-
  1. Of or pertaining to homosexuals or homosexuality. Tags: morpheme Derived forms: homoerotic, homophobia, homopropaganda
    Sense id: en-homo--en-prefix-7g8KhG0G
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Prefix

Etymology: From homologue. Etymology templates: {{m|en|homologue}} homologue Head templates: {{head|en|prefix|head=|sort=}} homo-, {{en-prefix}} homo-
  1. (organic chemistry) Used to form the names of compounds derived from simpler ones by addition of a methylene group. Tags: morpheme Categories (topical): Organic chemistry Derived forms: homophenylalanine (english: and many more) Related terms: nor-
    Sense id: en-homo--en-prefix-wzo64XOe Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

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        }
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        },
        {
          "sense": "identical",
          "word": "syl-"
        }
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          "sense": "Same",
          "word": "homo-"
        },
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          "code": "fr",
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        },
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          "word": "ჰომო-"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
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          "word": "homo-"
        },
        {
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "omo-",
          "sense": "Same",
          "word": "ομο-"
        },
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          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "omó-",
          "sense": "Same",
          "word": "ομό-"
        },
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          "code": "id",
          "lang": "Indonesian",
          "sense": "Same",
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        },
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          "sense": "Same",
          "word": "homo-"
        },
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          "code": "lt",
          "lang": "Lithuanian",
          "sense": "Same",
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        },
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          "word": "homo-"
        },
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          "lang": "Polish",
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        },
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          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "Same",
          "word": "homo-"
        },
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          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "gomo-",
          "sense": "Same",
          "word": "гомо-"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "Same",
          "word": "homo-"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
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}

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      "code": "ca",
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      "sense": "Same",
      "word": "homo-"
    },
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      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "Same",
      "word": "homo-"
    },
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      "sense": "Same",
      "word": "homo-"
    },
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      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "homo-",
      "sense": "Same",
      "word": "ჰომო-"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "Same",
      "word": "homo-"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "omo-",
      "sense": "Same",
      "word": "ομο-"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
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      "sense": "Same",
      "word": "ομό-"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "Same",
      "word": "homo-"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "Same",
      "word": "homo-"
    },
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      "sense": "Same",
      "word": "homo-"
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      "sense": "Same",
      "word": "homo-"
    },
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      "lang": "Polish",
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    },
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      "sense": "Same",
      "word": "homo-"
    },
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      "sense": "Same",
      "word": "гомо-"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "Same",
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    }
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