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Meaning of "homuncule" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF HOMUNCULE

homuncule  [həʊˈmʌŋkjuːl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HOMUNCULE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Homuncule 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.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HOMUNCULE


bascule
ˈbæskjuːl
biomolecule
ˈbaɪəʊˌmɒlɪkjuːl
crepuscule
ˈkrɛpəsˌkjuːl
fascicule
ˈfæsɪˌkjuːl
graticule
ˈɡrætɪˌkjuːl
groupuscule
ˈɡruːpəˌskjuːl
macromolecule
ˌmækrəʊˈmɒlɪˌkjuːl
macule
ˈmækjuːl
majuscule
ˈmædʒəˌskjuːl
miniscule
ˈmɪnɪˌskjuːl
minuscule
ˈmɪnəˌskjuːl
molecule
ˈmɒlɪˌkjuːl
monticule
ˈmɒntɪˌkjuːl
nucule
ˈnjuːkjuːl
opuscule
ɒˈpʌskjuːl
reticule
ˈrɛtɪˌkjuːl
ridicule
ˈrɪdɪˌkjuːl
saccule
ˈsækjuːl
spicule
ˈspɪkjuːl
ventricule
ˈvɛntrɪkjuːl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HOMUNCULE

homothermous
homothermy
homotonic
homotonous
homotony
homotransplant
homotype
Homousian
homozygosis
homozygosity
homozygote
homozygotic
homozygous
homozygously
Homs
homuncle
homuncular
homunculi
homunculus
homy

WORDS THAT END LIKE HOMUNCULE

aedicule
calycule
corpuscule
floccule
floscule
gram molecule
lenticule
locule
lodicule
opercule
oscule
poeticule
scrobicule
self-ridicule
silicule
submolecule
supramolecule
vermicule
vocule
wheel animalcule

Synonyms and antonyms of homuncule in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «homuncule» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HOMUNCULE

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

Translator English - Chinese

homuncule
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

homuncule
570 millions of speakers

English

homuncule
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

homuncule
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

homuncule
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

homuncule
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

homuncule
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বেঁটে
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

homuncule
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Homuncule
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

homuncule
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

homuncule
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

homuncule
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Homuncule
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

homuncule
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

homuncule
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

घृणास्पद
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

homuncule
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

homuncule
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

homuncule
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

homuncule
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

homuncule
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

homuncule
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

homuncule
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

homuncule
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

homuncule
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of homuncule

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HOMUNCULE»

The term «homuncule» is barely ever used and occupies the 197.850 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HOMUNCULE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «homuncule» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «homuncule» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HOMUNCULE»

Discover the use of homuncule in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to homuncule and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Ten Fairy Tales in Latin:
Vulpés: Euge, homuncule! Rivus tibi transeundus est, si omnés h6s eHugere vis. In caudam meam sali, et té ad ulteriérem ripam transferam. Homunculus: Gratiastibi,1upe, ago. Tecum rivum transibo. N irritor: Homunculus in caudam vulpis ...
Paula Camardella Twomey, 2014
2
Soul Physiology
The “homuncule” on the right parietal cortex reproduces the left part of the body, and vice versa. Anterior to the central fissure, facing the sensory homuncule, a motor homuncule can be drawn on the surface of the frontal cortex, deformed in ...
riccardo fesce, 2008
3
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: The Century ...
Resembling or characteristic of a homunculus. homuncule (h§~mu 'kl'il), n. [( L. homuncuIns.- see homunculus. Same as homunculus, 2. The giant saw the homuncule was irascible, and played upon him. 0. Reade, Cloister and Hearth, ...
‎1911
4
Millares
Private collection, Madrid. 228. Homuncule. 1964. Mixed media, 100 < 81 cm. Pierre Matisse Gallery, New York. 229. Homuncule. 1964. Mixed media, 130x91 cm. Pierre Matisse Gallery, New Y ork. 230. Artefact for Peace. 1964. Mixed media.
José Augusto França, Manolo Millares, 1978
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The Scarlet Fig: Or, Slowly Through a Land of Stone, Book ...
Instantly he was again in Verona, where he had gone to speak with Sparga, the great Sparga, the only man of whom it was said, by name, that he had made a homuncule; Sparga illa, that one. Sparga had not much wanted to talk about the ...
Avram Davidson, 2012
6
Adamnani Vita S. Columbae
Sanctus, ' Idcirco, ' ait, ' nolo tibi de illo tuo comite nocuo nunc manifestius aliquid edicere, » KOPKYPETI Uteri) maiuscuUs A. many Sallachans in the High- and endearing words. Homuncule is lands now, named from sallows. here something  ...
Saint Adamnan, Joseph Thomas Fowler, William Reeves (Bishop of Down), 1894
7
Musa Americana: 1st- 5th series ...
At, quanam arte tu? Recta, fac, responderis! Civ. 2. Artem, domine exerceo, quam salva conscientia me exercere* confido ; nam, ut verum dicam, sarcinator sum malarum solearum. 15 Mar. Qua arte tu ? qua arte ? pervicax homuncule ! Cic. 2.
‎1920
8
Home Game
They will, on the other hand, expend their money freely in order to see a ' homuncule'.” “I see,” said Isbister. “Do you?” asked Dr. Sinister. “I'm so glad.” “ Major Mite is a—what is it?—homuncule?” “I should say so!” exclaimed Dr. Sinister.
Paul Quarrington, 2011
9
Tersias the Oracle
“Lord Malpas?” he enquired meekly, pulling Tersias along behind. “They are all Lord Malpas. Every generation. Not a single painting of anyone or anything else. Since the time of the great Lord Homuncule Malpas they have hung in this place.
G. P. Taylor, 2007
10
The Imperative to Write: Destitutions of the Sublime in ...
Andif I tell ofmeand of thatotherwhoismy little one [hisinvented creature], itis as always for want oflove,well I'llbebuggered, I wasn't expecting that, want of a homuncule,I can't stop [parbesoin d'amour, merde alors, je ne m'attendais pasàça, ...
Jeff Fort, 2014

NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HOMUNCULE»

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Bloc-notes: l'Europe bonasse ne peut faire rêver
Cet homuncule a toujours les mêmes phrases automatiques et parle avec une impudence confondante, lui l'héritier des goulags et des ... «Le Figaro, Jun 09»

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