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- [huh-muhng-kyuh-luh s, hoh-]
- /həˈmʌŋ kyə ləs, hoʊ-/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [huh-muhng-kyuh-luh s, hoh-]
- /həˈmʌŋ kyə ləs, hoʊ-/
Definitions of homuncular word
- noun plural homuncular an artificially made dwarf, supposedly produced in a flask by an alchemist. 1
- noun plural homuncular a fully formed, miniature human body believed, according to some medical theories of the 16th and 17th centuries, to be contained in the spermatozoon. 1
- noun plural homuncular a diminutive human being. 1
- noun plural homuncular the human fetus. 1
- adjective homuncular Of or pertaining to a homunculus. 0
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Origin of homuncular
First appearance:
before 1650 One of the 45% oldest English words
1650-60; < Latin, equivalent to homun- (variant of homin-, stem of homō man; see Homo) + -culus -cule1
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homuncular popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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