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Homo

• (1) factually incorrect; this is not a definition of the word, "homo"; Gr. "homo" simply means "same".

Nope, that's wrong. I don't know Greek, but in English, the American Heritage Dictionary (online) gives three entries for "homo."

The first entry for homo is "Noun: A member of the genus Homo, which includes the extinct and extant species of humans."

The [second entry] is "Offensive Slang Used as a disparaging term for a gay man or lesbian."

The entry for the prefix (not word) homo- is, indeed, "same."

I'd like to make a request: due diligence really requires checking a dictionary before saying what a word "means," if it's an important element of a debate. (The dictionary is prima facie correct. If the dictionary is wrong, fine, but in that case one should both state what the dictionary says and then explain why it's wrong.) Dpbsmith 18:11, 12 May 2007 (EDT)

Dictionaries do not give definitions, they give usage. RobS 18:15, 12 May 2007 (EDT)

What dictionaries give is indeed a definition. It sets boundaries for a meaning of a word. You can talk about whether it is a correct or an incorrect definition, but it's a definition. Dictionaries do, as you say, say they document the meaning of the word as it is currently used by most educated people. However, one of the reasons I like the AHD is that in cases where usage is uncertain or controversial, the definition or definitions are followed by a paragraph or two summarizing the opinions of their usage panel as to how it ought to be used. There's no such paragraph here, so they've judged this is not a term where the usage is disputed.

But in any case I'm not sure what your point is. What authority do you suggest we should use for the meaning of words? Dpbsmith 19:10, 12 May 2007 (EDT)

P. S. "homo" may mean "same" in Greek, as in homogenized, etc. but surely it means "man" in Latin, as in "Ecce Homo!" and the French homme and, well, the English human. Dpbsmith 19:28, 12 May 2007 (EDT)

• (2) this misuse of the term appears to be a end run around the various evolution amd homosexuality articles

Keep

• Keep. Rewrite if necessary to include whichever dictionary meanings are relevant. Edit if necessary to attain whatever sort of balance of viewpoints Conservapedia deems appropriate. Protect if (and only if) necessary to prevent abuse. It may or may not have been created in bad faith, but it's a legitimate entry. Dpbsmith 18:11, 12 May 2007 (EDT)

Delete

• Delete. RobS 17:17, 12 May 2007 (EDT)
• Delete. --Sysop-TK _/MyTalk 17:51, 12 May 2007 (EDT)
• Delete. CPWebmaster 17:55, 12 May 2007 (EDT)
• Delete. DanH 19:15, 12 May 2007 (EDT)

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