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Homogeneous Common

Origin: Latin suffix -ous

Homogeneous has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Adjective

Definitions
Adjective
1

all of the same or similar kind or nature

"a close-knit homogeneous group"

2

Of the same kind; alike, similar.

"The committee was composed of a homogeneous group of engineers who all shared the exact same background and training."

Related Terms
Antonyms
heterogenous

Origin

From Medieval Latin homogeneus, from Ancient Greek ὁμογενής (homogenḗs, "of the same race, family or kind"), from ὁμός (homós, "same") + γένος (génos, "kind"). Compare homo- ("same") and -ous (adjectival suffix).

Rhyming Words
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