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homogenous Definition

ho·mog·enous (hə mäjə nəs)

adjective

  1. having similarity in structure because of common descent
  2. homogeneous

Etymology: homo- + -genous

homogenous Related Forms
ho·mog·eny (-nē) noun
homogenous Usage Examples

Preposition: in

  • term: This small area of North London is largely homogenous in terms of street widths.

Modifies a noun

  • entity: The Russian Federation is a far from homogenous entity, hosting nearly 100 distinct nationalities.
  • mass: The goal is not to assimilate these various groups into one homogenous mass.
  • group: Young people are no more a fixed homogenous group than any over group of human beings labels are for jam jars not people!
  • population: A large study in a homogenous population plus a meta-analysis of such studies [ 2 ] helps answer the question.
  • fill: Of the remaining three, one produced a shallow linear feature, with a homogenous fill, running NW/SE.
  • society: They were concerned to make laws for a pretty homogenous society.

Modifying Another Word

  • ethnically: The traditional Basque houses are mirrored on the north of the frontier - a line that cuts through an ethnically homogenous region.
  • relatively: In the past, the EU was a relatively homogenous club.
  • fairly: The majority of the flint appears to be fairly homogenous in raw material characteristics.
  • largely: This small area of North London is largely homogenous in terms of street widths.
  • very: Our group has collected over 80 % of all SLE patients in Finland, a very homogenous population.
  • not: The participants underlined for the artists that homeless groups are not homogenous groups.

Used with adjective complement

  • become: I am scared that the world is becoming too homogenous.
  • make: I found myself peering to make sense of the blurred outside worlds, differences magnified by being so distorted and yet made homogenous.