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See also: homologué
English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from French homologue. Ultimately from Ancient Greek ὁμόλογος (homólogos). By surface analysis, homo- -logue.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈhɒməlɒɡ/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈhɑːməlɑːɡ/, /ˈhoʊməlɑːɡ/
Audio (US): (file)
Noun
[edit]homologue (plural homologues)
- Something homologous; a homologous organ or part, chemical compound, chromosome, gene, or cultural element.
- (linguistics) A phoneme, morpheme, or word shared by two languages or dialects, via cognation or naturalization.
- (biology, genetics, medicine) One of a group of similar DNA sequences that share a common ancestry, or the peptides or proteins that they encode; the counterpart gene or protein in another taxon evolved from a common ancestor (molecularly it may be either identical or similar).
- TP53 is the human homologue of murine Trp53.
- (organic chemistry) A member of a homologous series.
- (cultural anthropology) A belief, practice, concept, or artifact that has a counterpart in another culture.
Related terms
[edit]Translations
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French
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ὁμόλογος (homólogos, “agreeing, of one mind”). By surface analysis, homo- -logue.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (mute h) IPA(key): /ɔ.mɔ.lɔɡ/
Audio: (file) - Homophones: homologuent, homologues
- Rhymes: -ɔɡ
Adjective
[edit]homologue (plural homologues)
- homologous (all meanings)
- Dans les triangles similaires, les côtés homologues sont proportionnels. ― In similar triangles, homologous sides are proportional.
Noun
[edit]homologue m or f by sense (plural homologues)
- counterpart
- Le ministre s’est entretenu avec son homologue français. ― The minister had a discussion with his French counterpart.
Verb
[edit]homologue
- inflection of homologuer (“to officially recognize, ratify”):
Further reading
[edit]- “homologue”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Portuguese
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Verb
[edit]homologue
- inflection of homologar (“to homologate”):
Etymology 2
[edit]Verb
[edit]homologue
- inflection of homologar:
Spanish
[edit]Verb
[edit]homologue
- inflection of homologar:
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