HO·MO·GE·NOUS


Meaning of HO·MO·GE·NOUS in English

ho ‧ mo ‧ ge ‧ ne ‧ ous /ˌhəʊməˈdʒiːniəs◂ $ ˌhoʊ-/ BrE AmE ( also ho·mo·ge·nous /həˈmɒdʒənəs, həˈmɒdʒɪnəs $ -ˈmɑː-/) adjective

[ Date: 1600-1700 ; Language: Medieval Latin ; Origin: homogeneus , from Greek , from homos ( ⇨ ↑ homo- ) + genos 'type' ]

consisting of people or things that are all of the same type ⇨ heterogeneous :

a homogeneous society

—homogeneously adverb

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.