homo
noun
1.
someone who practices homosexuality; having a sexual attraction to persons of the same sex
2.
any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae characterized by superior intelligence, articulate speech, and erect carriage
Origin
From Latin homō̆ (“a human being, man, person”), sometimes as a shortening of Homo sapiens. Doublet of gome, hombre, ombre, and omi.
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