homologue
See also: homologué
English
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈhɒməlɒɡ/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈhɑːməlɑːɡ/, /ˈhoʊməlɑːɡ/
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Noun
homologue (plural homologues)
- Something homologous; a homologous organ or part, chemical compound or a chromosome.
- (linguistics) A word shared by two languages or dialects.
- (genetics) One of a group of similar DNA sequences that share a common ancestry.
- (organic chemistry) A member of a homologous series
Related terms
- homologetic
- homologize
- homologous
- homology
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French
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ὁμόλογος (homólogos, “agreeing, of one mind”).
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Verb
homologue
- inflection of homologuer (“to officially recognize, ratify”):
- first- and third-person singular present indicative and subjunctive
- second-person singular imperative
Further reading
- “homologue” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Portuguese
Verb
homologue
- inflection of homologar (“to homologate”):
- first- and third-person singular present subjunctive
- first- and third-person singular imperative
Spanish
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