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homological

homological adjective: having a shared evolutionary origin.

Adjective

homological (not comparable)

  1. Having a shared evolutionary origin.
  2. Having to do with homology; using the methods of homological algebra.
  3. Of an adjective, describing itself.
    Synonyms:
    autological
    Antonyms:
    heterological

Synonyms of homological

Antonyms

All synonyms and antonyms of homological

Origin of homological

From Ancient Greek ὁμός (homós, “same”) + λόγος (lógos, “word”), by surface analysis, homo- + logical.

Words formed from homological

Questions about homological

What does homological mean?
Homological means having a shared evolutionary origin.
What part of speech is homological?
Homological is an adjective.

Words near homological in the dictionary

  1. homologation
  2. homologations
  3. homologen
  4. homologens
  5. homologic
  6. homological
  7. homological algebra
  8. homologically
  9. homologies
  10. homologisation
  11. homologisations

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