/ həˈmʌŋkjələs; NAmE / noun
( pl. hom·un·cu·li / həˈmʌŋkjəliː; NAmE /) (in stories) a very small human or human-like creature
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 17th cent.: from Latin , diminutive of homo , homin- man.
/ həˈmʌŋkjələs; NAmE / noun
( pl. hom·un·cu·li / həˈmʌŋkjəliː; NAmE /) (in stories) a very small human or human-like creature
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 17th cent.: from Latin , diminutive of homo , homin- man.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005