Associations to the word «Homologue»

Wiktionary

HOMOLOGUE, noun. Something homologous; a homologous organ or part, chemical compound or a chromosome.
HOMOLOGUE, noun. (linguistics) A word shared by two languages or dialects.
HOMOLOGUE, noun. (genetics) One of a group of similar DNA sequences that share a common ancestry.
HOMOLOGUE, noun. (organic chemistry) A member of a homologous series

Wise words

Language is a process of free creation; its laws and principles are fixed, but the manner in which the principles of generation are used is free and infinitely varied. Even the interpretation and use of words involves a process of free creation.
Noam Chomsky