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The female of the genus homo is economically dependent on the male. He is her food supply.
Charlotte Perkins Gilman

Meaning of "homo" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF HOMO

homo  [ˈhəʊməʊ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HOMO

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Homo is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES HOMO MEAN IN ENGLISH?

homo

Homo

Homo is the genus of hominids that includes modern humans and species closely related to them. The genus is estimated to be about 2.3 to 2.4 million years old, possibly having evolved from australopithecine ancestors, with the appearance of Homo habilis. Several species, including Australopithecus garhi, Australopithecus sediba, Australopithecus africanus, and Australopithecus afarensis, have been proposed as the direct ancestor of the Homo lineage. These species have morphological features that align them with Homo, but there is no consensus on which gave rise to Homo, assuming it was not an, as yet, undiscovered species. The most salient physiological development between the earlier australopith species and Homo is the increase in cranial capacity, from about 450 cm3 in A. garhi to 600 cm3 in H. habilis. Within the Homo genus, cranial capacity again doubled from H. habilis through Homo ergaster or H. erectus to Homo heidelbergensis by 0.6 million years ago. The cranial capacity of H.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HOMO


ammo
ˈæməʊ
camo
ˈkæməʊ
chromo
ˈkrəʊməʊ
Como
ˈkəʊməʊ
demo
ˈdɛməʊ
duomo
ˈdwəʊməʊ
emo
ˈiːməʊ
Imo
ˈiːməʊ
lucumo
ˈluːkjʊməʊ
major-domo
ˌmeɪdʒəˈdəʊməʊ
memo
ˈmɛməʊ
mo
məʊ
mot
məʊ
Nkomo
əŋˈkəʊməʊ
Palermo
pəˈlɛəməʊ
pomo
ˈpəʊməʊ
primo
ˈpriːməʊ
promo
ˈprəʊməʊ
ultimo
ˈʌltɪˌməʊ
zhomo
ˈzəʊməʊ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HOMO

hominy grits
homo economicus
Homo erectus
Homo habilis
Homo sapiens
homoblastic
homocentric
homocentrically
homocercal
homocercy
homochlamydeous
homochromatic
homochromatism
homochromous
homochromy
homocyclic
homocysteine
homodont
homodyne
homoeomeric

WORDS THAT END LIKE HOMO

Alamo
bayamo
Bergamo
chemo
dynamo
Ecce Homo
Eskimo
Geronimo
gizmo
gran turismo
Minamoto Yoritomo
Profumo
proximo
San Remo
screamo
slow-mo
sumo
supremo
thirty-twomo
tomo

Synonyms and antonyms of homo in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «homo» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HOMO

Find out the translation of homo to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of homo from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «homo» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

HOMO
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

homo
570 millions of speakers

English

homo
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

होमो
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

وطي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

гомо
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

homo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

হোমো
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

homo
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Homo
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Homo
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ホモ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

호모
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Homo
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

giao hợp với người đồng tính
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஓரினம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

होमो
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

homo
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

omosessuale
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

homo
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

гомо
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

homo
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

homo
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

homo
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

homo
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

homo
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of homo

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HOMO»

The term «homo» is very widely used and occupies the 4.212 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HOMO» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about homo

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5 QUOTES WITH «HOMO»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word homo.
1
Henri Bergson
Homo sapiens, the only creature endowed with reason, is also the only creature to pin its existence on things unreasonable.
2
Charlotte Perkins Gilman
The female of the genus homo is economically dependent on the male. He is her food supply.
3
Eric Idle
I listen to the audience and try and bounce with them. All audiences are different. But they are all homo sapiens.
4
Al Jourgensen
I think we were colonized by aliens 250,000 years ago, and they genetically altered our DNA to be primates into homo erectus and humans. I'm very interested in how we evolved so suddenly, which obviously ties in with the alien thing.
5
Joyce Carol Oates
Homo sapiens is the species that invents symbols in which to invest passion and authority, then forgets that symbols are inventions.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HOMO»

Discover the use of homo in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to homo and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Homo Academicus
“This necessary, powerful, oblique, and misshapen book is part of a grand statement of the sociological imagination. . . . Bourdieu may now be handed the mantle of first maître à penser in Paris.”—Times Literary Supplement
Pierre Bourdieu, 1988
2
Homo Ludens: A Study of the Play-Element in Culture
In Homo Ludens, the classic evaluation of play that has become a “must-read” for those in game design, Dutch philosopher Johan Huizinga defines play as the central activity in flourishing societies.
Johan Huizinga, 1971
3
Homo Sacer: Sovereign Power and Bare Life
"Agamben's intuition, chronicle and meditation are fascinating."--The Review of Politics "The story of homo sacer is certainly worth reading because of its suggestiveness and provocations."--Modernism/Modernity
Giorgio Agamben, 1998
4
Homo Thug
This is a true story about a man finding love and doing anything to protect it. It is the story of a soul that was lost and now is found. It is the story of a Gangster living the life of an undercover lover.
Asante Kahari, 2003
5
Ecce Homo
For the title of his autobiography, Friedrich Nietzsche chose Pilate's words upon discharging Christ to the mob: Ecce Homo, or "Behold the man".
Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche, 2004
6
Homo Necans: The Anthropology of Ancient Greek Sacrificial ...
"--Wendy Flaherty, Divinity School, University of Chicago "This book is a professional classic, an absolute must for any serious student of Greek religion."--Albert Henrichs, Harvard University
Walter Burkert, 1983
7
Homo Imitans: The Art of Social Infection: Viral Change in ...
This book will appeal to anybody interested in social change, with particular emphasis on how viral change works inside and organisation.
Leandro Herrero, 2011
8
Homo Evolutis: Please Meet the Next Human Species
Journey into the future as humankind makes the transition to a new species, a Homo evolutis, which directly and deliberately controls its own evolution and that of many other species.
Juan Enriquez, Steve Gullans, 2011
9
Patterns of Growth and Development in the Genus Homo
Originally published in 2003, this book focuses on species within the genus Homo to investigate the evolutionary origins of characteristic human patterns and rates of craniofacial and postcranial growth and development, and to explore ...
J. L. Thompson, G. E. Krovitz, A. J. Nelson, 2003
10
Nietzsche: The Anti-Christ, Ecce Homo, Twilight of the ...
This volume offers new translations of five of Nietzsche's late works.
Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche, Aaron Ridley, Judith Norman, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HOMO»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term homo is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Personal Health Condition, or Diagnosis: Homo | Rev. Martha Spong
Now I wonder who diagnosed me as a non-smoking homo. I also wonder what impact the information will have if I visit other providers in the ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
2
NO HOMO to Receive First Full Run at Atwater Village Theatre, 7/30 …
The smash hit Fringe comedy NO HOMO by Brandon Baruch will receive its first full run with a new production at the Atwater Village Theatre, ... «Broadway World, Jul 15»
3
Op-ed: The Latest Made-Up Phenomenon Is the 'Straight Homo'
The venerable trade publication posited such in a recent article hailing the rise of the “Stromo” — the straight homo. We'll get to the verbiage in ... «Advocate.com, Jul 15»
4
And Out Come the 'H. s. Catcallus' - Pacific Standard
They are the urban male peanut gallery, Homo sapiens catcallus, and their heads are on a swivel. On humid, sun-baked streets all over ... «Pacific Standard, Jul 15»
5
Book Review: 'Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda' by Becky …
So when I picked up Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli, I was ready to shout from the rooftops. 10015384._SY540_. «The Young Folks, Jul 15»
6
Trailer for "Atomic Butcher: Homo Metabolicus"
AB:HM is a deranged, fast-paced, ridiculously gory, post-apocalyptic retro 2D platformer/shooter with 360° aiming. It will be released for ... «GameDev.net, Jul 15»
7
Chipotle unveils "¿Homo estás?" campaign after gay marriage …
The chain tweeted the phrase following the court ruling and added T-shirts showing a burrito wrapped in rainbow-colored foil. Then, they ... «KRMG, Jul 15»
8
FROM COMO TO HOMO Set for San Francisco Fringe Fest, 9/12-25
FROM COMO TO HOMO - Juggling a Stage Mom, Gender Confusion and Tap! - written and performed by Lynne Jassem (comic, tap dancer, ... «Broadway World, Jul 15»
9
Chipotle Honors Gays with '¿Homo Estás?' Burritos
The company targets customers using social media tweeting the “¿Homo estás?” phrase and putting it on t-shirts and other promotional ... «Breitbart News, Jun 15»
10
Americas Gay Imam Abdullah: the holy homo
WASHINGTON: Supreme Court of the United States (SCOUT) legalized same-sex marriages across US and religious fractions across US are ... «News Tribe, Jun 15»

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