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homeoarchy

homeoarchy noun: the accidental skipping of a line of text while reading, because of similarities in their initial content.

Noun

homeoarchy (uncountable)

  1. The accidental skipping of a line of text while reading, because of similarities in their initial content.

Origin of homeoarchy

From Ancient Greek ὅμοιος (hómoios, “same”) + ἀρχή (arkhḗ, “beginning”). Compare ὁμοιόαρκτος (homoióarktos)

Questions about homeoarchy

What does homeoarchy mean?
Homeoarchy means the accidental skipping of a line of text while reading, because of similarities in their initial content.
What part of speech is homeoarchy?
Homeoarchy is a noun.

Words near homeoarchy in the dictionary

  1. Homens
  2. homentaschen
  3. homentashen
  4. homentropic
  5. homeo-
  6. homeoarchy
  7. homeoblastic
  8. homeobox
  9. homeobox gene
  10. homeobox genes
  11. homeoboxes

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