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The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology | 1996 | | Copyright

homo- , before a vowel hom-, comb. form of Gr. homós SAME. homogeneous XVII. f. scholL. homogeneus, f. Gr. homogenēs, -gene-, f. génos, gene- KIN.
So homogeneity XVII, homologous XVII. homonym XVII. — L. homōnymum — Gr. homōnumon, n. of homōnumos (see NAME). homophone XVII (only in dictionaries before XIX). — Gr. homóphōnos (phōnḗ sound).

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homo-

The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English | 2009 | Copyright

homo- • comb. form 1. same: homogametic. 2. relating to homosexual love: homoerotic.Often contrasted with hetero-.

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A Dictionary of Earth Sciences | 1999 | | Copyright

homo- From the Greek homos meaning ‘the same’, a prefix meaning ‘the same’ or ‘alike’.

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AILSA ALLABY and MICHAEL ALLABY. "homo-." A Dictionary of Earth Sciences. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

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A Dictionary of Ecology | 2004 | | Copyright

homo- A prefix meaning ‘the same’, derived from the Greek homoios, meaning ‘like’. Compare hetero-.

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MICHAEL ALLABY. "homo-." A Dictionary of Ecology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

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A Dictionary of Plant Sciences | 1998 | | Copyright

homo- A prefix meaning ‘the same’, derived from the Greek homoios, meaning ‘like’.

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A Dictionary of Nursing | 2008 | Copyright

homo- combining form denoting the same or common.

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A Dictionary of Zoology | 1999 | | Copyright

homo- A prefix from the Greek homos, ‘same’. Compare HETERO-.

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