Online Dictionaries Suck

[Rick C]

I was reading about the new coronavirus and the article talked about homologues in the context of the RNA coding for several proteins which have no known "homologues". I tried looking up the word to understand the precise meaning and found this sort of definition across the board.

ho¡mo¡log
/ˈhōməˌlôɡ,ˈhäməˌlôɡ/
Learn to pronounce
nountechnical
plural noun: homologues

a homologous thing.

So I Googled "using a word in its own definition".

"A word is autological or homological if it describes itself."

So I guess a homologue is defined to be a self defining definition using the word homologous to define homolog.

It's not me. The world is crazy!

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[Robert Baer]

Rick C wrote:

I was reading about the new coronavirus and the article talked about homologues in the context of the RNA coding for several proteins which have no known "homologues". I tried looking up the word to understand the precise meaning and found this sort of definition across the board.

ho¡mo¡log
/ˈhōməˌlôɡ,ˈhäməˌlôɡ/
Learn to pronounce
nountechnical
plural noun: homologues

a homologous thing.

So I Googled "using a word in its own definition".

"A word is autological or homological if it describes itself."

So I guess a homologue is defined to be a self defining definition using the word homologous to define homolog.

It's not me. The world is crazy!

Check.

 

[Martin Brown]

On 22/01/2020 01:45, Rick C wrote:

I was reading about the new coronavirus and the article talked about homologues in the context of the RNA coding for several proteins which have no known "homologues". I tried looking up the word to understand the precise meaning and found this sort of definition across the board.

ho¡mo¡log
/ˈhōməˌlôɡ,ˈhäməˌlôɡ/
Learn to pronounce
nountechnical
plural noun: homologues

a homologous thing.

So I Googled "using a word in its own definition".

"A word is autological or homological if it describes itself."

So I guess a homologue is defined to be a self defining definition using the word homologous to define homolog.

It's not me. The world is crazy!

I guess caused by an aversion of US dictionaries to define homo (Greek)
meaning "same". You want homologous series in the chemistry sense here.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homologous_series

Basically compound patterns containing the same functionality with
trivial variations in some other almost irrelevant parameters.

Proteins "with no known homologues" is a rather long winded way of
saying unique to that genome (as far as is presently known).

Canonical homologous series being the homologous alcohol series R-OH:

Methanol, ethanol, propanol, butanol, etc...

Sometimes you need to ask the right question of a dictionary.

--
Regards,
Martin Brown

 

[Rick C]

On Wednesday, January 22, 2020 at 3:29:28 AM UTC-5, Martin Brown wrote:

On 22/01/2020 01:45, Rick C wrote:
I was reading about the new coronavirus and the article talked about homologues in the context of the RNA coding for several proteins which have no known "homologues". I tried looking up the word to understand the precise meaning and found this sort of definition across the board.

ho¡mo¡log
/ˈhōməˌlôɡ,ˈhäməˌlôɡ/
Learn to pronounce
nountechnical
plural noun: homologues

a homologous thing.

So I Googled "using a word in its own definition".

"A word is autological or homological if it describes itself."

So I guess a homologue is defined to be a self defining definition using the word homologous to define homolog.

It's not me. The world is crazy!

I guess caused by an aversion of US dictionaries to define homo (Greek)
meaning "same". You want homologous series in the chemistry sense here.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homologous_series

Basically compound patterns containing the same functionality with
trivial variations in some other almost irrelevant parameters.

Proteins "with no known homologues" is a rather long winded way of
saying unique to that genome (as far as is presently known).

Canonical homologous series being the homologous alcohol series R-OH:

Methanol, ethanol, propanol, butanol, etc...

Sometimes you need to ask the right question of a dictionary.

Yeah, I know that. But in the context of a viral protein I believe the use of the word is a bit of jargon with a meaning a bit more detailed or at least conveying more meaning that the simple example you provided. I'm not certain they are saying what you seem to be saying, a "protein unique to that genome" as every protein is unique to a genome, there's nearly a one to one mapping if you ignore multiple codons for a given amino acid. I think they are saying these are proteins that have not been seen before or anything close to it. Proteins often have small variations between species or even within a species while having the same function.

Anyway, this was about the absurdity of using a homologue of the word in the definition of the word homologous and finding this is VERY common. What's wrong with these people??? Next they'll stop using land lines and drive electric cars!!!

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[Clive Arthur]

On 22/01/2020 01:45, Rick C wrote:

I was reading about the new coronavirus and the article talked about homologues in the context of the RNA coding for several proteins which have no known "homologues". I tried looking up the word to understand the precise meaning and found this sort of definition across the board.

ho¡mo¡log
/ˈhōməˌlôɡ,ˈhäməˌlôɡ/
Learn to pronounce
nountechnical
plural noun: homologues

a homologous thing.

So I Googled "using a word in its own definition".

"A word is autological or homological if it describes itself."

So I guess a homologue is defined to be a self defining definition using the word homologous to define homolog.

It's not me. The world is crazy!

The thing that gets me is that for some reason none of the online
dictionaries define 'gullible'.

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Clive

 

Martin Brown <'''newspam'''@nezumi.demon.co.uk> wrote in
news:r09152$1nos$1@gioia.aioe.org:

On 22/01/2020 01:45, Rick C wrote:
I was reading about the new coronavirus and the article talked
about homologues in the context of the RNA coding for several
proteins which have no known "homologues". I tried looking up
the word to understand the precise meaning and found this sort of
definition across the board.

ho¡mo¡log
/ˈhōməˌlôɡ,ˈhäməˌlôɡ/
Learn to pronounce
nountechnical
plural noun: homologues

a homologous thing.

So I Googled "using a word in its own definition".

"A word is autological or homological if it describes itself."

So I guess a homologue is defined to be a self defining
definition using the word homologous to define homolog.

It's not me. The world is crazy!

I guess caused by an aversion of US dictionaries to define homo
(Greek) meaning "same". You want homologous series in the
chemistry sense here.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homologous_series

Basically compound patterns containing the same functionality with
trivial variations in some other almost irrelevant parameters.

Proteins "with no known homologues" is a rather long winded way of
saying unique to that genome (as far as is presently known).

Canonical homologous series being the homologous alcohol series
R-OH:

Methanol, ethanol, propanol, butanol, etc...

Sometimes you need to ask the right question of a dictionary.

Sometimes you should choose the right dictionary.

<https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/homologous>

 

Clive Arthur <cliveta@nowaytoday.co.uk> wrote in
news:r09gk5$v0e$1@dont-email.me:

On 22/01/2020 01:45, Rick C wrote:
I was reading about the new coronavirus and the article talked
about homologues in the context of the RNA coding for several
proteins which have no known "homologues". I tried looking up
the word to understand the precise meaning and found this sort of
definition across the board.

ho¡mo¡log
/ˈhōməˌlôɡ,ˈhäməˌlôɡ/
Learn to pronounce
nountechnical
plural noun: homologues

a homologous thing.

So I Googled "using a word in its own definition".

"A word is autological or homological if it describes itself."

So I guess a homologue is defined to be a self defining
definition using the word homologous to define homolog.

It's not me. The world is crazy!


The thing that gets me is that for some reason none of the online
dictionaries define 'gullible'.

<https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gullible>

 

[Don Kuenz]

Rick C <gnuarm.deletethisbit@gmail.com> wrote:

I was reading about the new coronavirus and the article talked about
homologues in the context of the RNA coding for several proteins which
have no known "homologues". I tried looking up the word to understand
the precise meaning and found this sort of definition across the board.

ho¡mo¡log
/ˈhōməˌlôɡ,ˈhäməˌlôɡ/
Learn to pronounce
nountechnical
plural noun: homologues

a homologous thing.

So I Googled "using a word in its own definition".

"A word is autological or homological if it describes itself."

So I guess a homologue is defined to be a self defining definition
using the word homologous to define homolog.

It's not me. The world is crazy!

My own anecdotal evidence suggests that online definitions fall
somewhere in the middle.

My printed _Oxford Dictionary of English_ definition of /homologue/
matches the online homolog definition shown above word for word:

/noun/ a homologous thing.

The online https://www.thefreedictionary.com/homolog definition provides
greater detail:

n. Something that is homologous, as an organ, body part, or gene.

My printed _Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary_ contains the most
comprehensive definition for the word /homologue/.

1. any homologous organ or part; an organ similar in structure,
position, and origin to another organ, as the front flippers of
a seal and human hands. See /analogue/. 2. in chemistry, one of
a series of compounds, each of which is formed from the one
before by the addition of a constant element or a constant
group of elements, as in the homologous series CH4, C2H6, C3H8,
etc.; called also /homologen/.

[Two dimensional structural formulas for propane, butane, and
pentane, shown over the caption /Homologues./]

Thank you,

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[Jeroen Belleman]

Don Kuenz wrote:

Rick C <gnuarm.deletethisbit@gmail.com> wrote:
I was reading about the new coronavirus and the article talked about
homologues in the context of the RNA coding for several proteins which
have no known "homologues". I tried looking up the word to understand
the precise meaning and found this sort of definition across the board.

ho¡mo¡log
/ˈhōməˌlôɡ,ˈhäməˌlôɡ/
Learn to pronounce
nountechnical
plural noun: homologues

a homologous thing.

So I Googled "using a word in its own definition".

"A word is autological or homological if it describes itself."

So I guess a homologue is defined to be a self defining definition
using the word homologous to define homolog.

It's not me. The world is crazy!

My own anecdotal evidence suggests that online definitions fall
somewhere in the middle.

My printed _Oxford Dictionary of English_ definition of /homologue/
matches the online homolog definition shown above word for word:

/noun/ a homologous thing.

The online https://www.thefreedictionary.com/homolog definition provides
greater detail:

n. Something that is homologous, as an organ, body part, or gene.

My printed _Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary_ contains the most
comprehensive definition for the word /homologue/.

1. any homologous organ or part; an organ similar in structure,
position, and origin to another organ, as the front flippers of
a seal and human hands. See /analogue/. 2. in chemistry, one of
a series of compounds, each of which is formed from the one
before by the addition of a constant element or a constant
group of elements, as in the homologous series CH4, C2H6, C3H8,
etc.; called also /homologen/.

[Two dimensional structural formulas for propane, butane, and
pentane, shown over the caption /Homologues./]

Thank you,

The problem seems to be that online dictionaries only give you
a peephole view. So a 'homologue' is a 'homologous thing', and
the entry just preceding that on the printed version then tells
you what 'homologous' is, but you don't get to see that unless
you look for it. Yeah, that sucks.

Translated from the Greek, it means something like 'same reason',
'same ratio', 'same word', 'same argument'. You already knew, I
guess.

Jeroen Belleman

 

On Tuesday, January 21, 2020 at 8:45:33 PM UTC-5, Rick C wrote:

I was reading about the new coronavirus and the article talked about homologues in the context of the RNA coding for several proteins which have no known "homologues". I tried looking up the word to understand the precise meaning and found this sort of definition across the board.

ho¡mo¡log
/ˈhōməˌlôɡ,ˈhäməˌlôɡ/
Learn to pronounce
nountechnical
plural noun: homologues

a homologous thing.

So I Googled "using a word in its own definition".

"A word is autological or homological if it describes itself."

So I guess a homologue is defined to be a self defining definition using the word homologous to define homolog.

It's not me. The world is crazy!

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[Rick C]

On Wednesday, January 22, 2020 at 8:35:24 AM UTC-5, DecadentLinux...@decadence.org wrote:

Martin Brown <'''newspam'''@nezumi.demon.co.uk> wrote in
news:r09152$1nos$1@gioia.aioe.org:

On 22/01/2020 01:45, Rick C wrote:
I was reading about the new coronavirus and the article talked
about homologues in the context of the RNA coding for several
proteins which have no known "homologues". I tried looking up
the word to understand the precise meaning and found this sort of
definition across the board.

ho衯mo衯log
/藞h艒m蓹藢l么伞,藞h盲m蓹藢l么伞/
Learn to pronounce
nountechnical
plural noun: homologues

a homologous thing.

So I Googled "using a word in its own definition".

"A word is autological or homological if it describes itself."

So I guess a homologue is defined to be a self defining
definition using the word homologous to define homolog.

It's not me. The world is crazy!

I guess caused by an aversion of US dictionaries to define homo
(Greek) meaning "same". You want homologous series in the
chemistry sense here.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homologous_series

Basically compound patterns containing the same functionality with
trivial variations in some other almost irrelevant parameters.

Proteins "with no known homologues" is a rather long winded way of
saying unique to that genome (as far as is presently known).

Canonical homologous series being the homologous alcohol series
R-OH:

Methanol, ethanol, propanol, butanol, etc...

Sometimes you need to ask the right question of a dictionary.


Sometimes you should choose the right dictionary.

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/homologous

That wasn't the word I was looking up.

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/homologue

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On Wednesday, January 22, 2020 at 3:29:28 AM UTC-5, Martin Brown wrote:

On 22/01/2020 01:45, Rick C wrote:
I was reading about the new coronavirus and the article talked about homologues in the context of the RNA coding for several proteins which have no known "homologues". I tried looking up the word to understand the precise meaning and found this sort of definition across the board.

ho¡mo¡log
/ˈhōməˌlôɡ,ˈhäməˌlôɡ/
Learn to pronounce
nountechnical
plural noun: homologues

a homologous thing.

So I Googled "using a word in its own definition".

"A word is autological or homological if it describes itself."

So I guess a homologue is defined to be a self defining definition using the word homologous to define homolog.

It's not me. The world is crazy!

I guess caused by an aversion of US dictionaries to define homo (Greek)
meaning "same". You want homologous series in the chemistry sense here.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homologous_series

Basically compound patterns containing the same functionality with
trivial variations in some other almost irrelevant parameters.

Proteins "with no known homologues" is a rather long winded way of
saying unique to that genome (as far as is presently known).

Canonical homologous series being the homologous alcohol series R-OH:

Methanol, ethanol, propanol, butanol, etc...

Sometimes you need to ask the right question of a dictionary.

--
Regards,
Martin Brown

Don't know what kind of fool would look in the dictionary. The operative idea here is not a word but a phrase, sequence homology, a term of evolutionary biology. His most cluelessness was reading a story which delved into the investigation of the origins of the new virus, especially as it may have evolved from or have similarity to the deadly SARS virus. There is no significant connection, it is a new virus.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sequence_homology

 

[Rick C]

On Wednesday, January 22, 2020 at 12:18:13 PM UTC-5, bloggs.fre...@gmail.com wrote:

On Wednesday, January 22, 2020 at 3:29:28 AM UTC-5, Martin Brown wrote:
On 22/01/2020 01:45, Rick C wrote:
I was reading about the new coronavirus and the article talked about homologues in the context of the RNA coding for several proteins which have no known "homologues". I tried looking up the word to understand the precise meaning and found this sort of definition across the board.

ho¡mo¡log
/ˈhōməˌlôɡ,ˈhäməˌlôɡ/
Learn to pronounce
nountechnical
plural noun: homologues

a homologous thing.

So I Googled "using a word in its own definition".

"A word is autological or homological if it describes itself."

So I guess a homologue is defined to be a self defining definition using the word homologous to define homolog.

It's not me. The world is crazy!

I guess caused by an aversion of US dictionaries to define homo (Greek)
meaning "same". You want homologous series in the chemistry sense here.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homologous_series

Basically compound patterns containing the same functionality with
trivial variations in some other almost irrelevant parameters.

Proteins "with no known homologues" is a rather long winded way of
saying unique to that genome (as far as is presently known).

Canonical homologous series being the homologous alcohol series R-OH:

Methanol, ethanol, propanol, butanol, etc...

Sometimes you need to ask the right question of a dictionary.

--
Regards,
Martin Brown

Don't know what kind of fool would look in the dictionary. The operative idea here is not a word but a phrase, sequence homology, a term of evolutionary biology. His most cluelessness was reading a story which delved into the investigation of the origins of the new virus, especially as it may have evolved from or have similarity to the deadly SARS virus. There is no significant connection, it is a new virus.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sequence_homology

Yes, and we all know the new viruses come from snips and snails and puppy dog tails, not other, very closely related viruses that likely had a genetic change coding for a protein in the outer shell which means it triggers new antibodies or some small change in the way it infects.

Nope, it's got to be puppy dog tails.

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On Wednesday, January 22, 2020 at 12:35:21 PM UTC-5, Rick C wrote:

On Wednesday, January 22, 2020 at 12:18:13 PM UTC-5, bloggs.fre...@gmail.com wrote:
On Wednesday, January 22, 2020 at 3:29:28 AM UTC-5, Martin Brown wrote:
On 22/01/2020 01:45, Rick C wrote:
I was reading about the new coronavirus and the article talked about homologues in the context of the RNA coding for several proteins which have no known "homologues". I tried looking up the word to understand the precise meaning and found this sort of definition across the board.

ho¡mo¡log
/ˈhōməˌlôɡ,ˈhäməˌlôɡ/
Learn to pronounce
nountechnical
plural noun: homologues

a homologous thing.

So I Googled "using a word in its own definition".

"A word is autological or homological if it describes itself."

So I guess a homologue is defined to be a self defining definition using the word homologous to define homolog.

It's not me. The world is crazy!

I guess caused by an aversion of US dictionaries to define homo (Greek)
meaning "same". You want homologous series in the chemistry sense here.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homologous_series

Basically compound patterns containing the same functionality with
trivial variations in some other almost irrelevant parameters.

Proteins "with no known homologues" is a rather long winded way of
saying unique to that genome (as far as is presently known).

Canonical homologous series being the homologous alcohol series R-OH:

Methanol, ethanol, propanol, butanol, etc...

Sometimes you need to ask the right question of a dictionary.

--
Regards,
Martin Brown

Don't know what kind of fool would look in the dictionary. The operative idea here is not a word but a phrase, sequence homology, a term of evolutionary biology. His most cluelessness was reading a story which delved into the investigation of the origins of the new virus, especially as it may have evolved from or have similarity to the deadly SARS virus. There is no significant connection, it is a new virus.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sequence_homology

Yes, and we all know the new viruses come from snips and snails and puppy dog tails, not other, very closely related viruses that likely had a genetic change coding for a protein in the outer shell which means it triggers new antibodies or some small change in the way it infects.

Nope, it's got to be puppy dog tails.

This latest one comes from fruit bats.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/judystone/2020/01/11/wuhan-coronavirus-outbreak-shows-the-importance-of-sound-science-sleuthing-and-cooperation/#45ad135a1add

Usually the reservoir is unaffected by the virus. And since you're kind of batty, I deduce you have nothing to worry about.

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[Rick C]

On Wednesday, January 22, 2020 at 1:08:08 PM UTC-5, bloggs.fre...@gmail.com wrote:

On Wednesday, January 22, 2020 at 12:35:21 PM UTC-5, Rick C wrote:
On Wednesday, January 22, 2020 at 12:18:13 PM UTC-5, bloggs.fre...@gmail.com wrote:
On Wednesday, January 22, 2020 at 3:29:28 AM UTC-5, Martin Brown wrote:
On 22/01/2020 01:45, Rick C wrote:
I was reading about the new coronavirus and the article talked about homologues in the context of the RNA coding for several proteins which have no known "homologues". I tried looking up the word to understand the precise meaning and found this sort of definition across the board.

ho¡mo¡log
/ˈhōməˌlôɡ,ˈhäməˌlôɡ/
Learn to pronounce
nountechnical
plural noun: homologues

a homologous thing.

So I Googled "using a word in its own definition".

"A word is autological or homological if it describes itself."

So I guess a homologue is defined to be a self defining definition using the word homologous to define homolog.

It's not me. The world is crazy!

I guess caused by an aversion of US dictionaries to define homo (Greek)
meaning "same". You want homologous series in the chemistry sense here.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homologous_series

Basically compound patterns containing the same functionality with
trivial variations in some other almost irrelevant parameters.

Proteins "with no known homologues" is a rather long winded way of
saying unique to that genome (as far as is presently known).

Canonical homologous series being the homologous alcohol series R-OH:

Methanol, ethanol, propanol, butanol, etc...

Sometimes you need to ask the right question of a dictionary.

--
Regards,
Martin Brown

Don't know what kind of fool would look in the dictionary. The operative idea here is not a word but a phrase, sequence homology, a term of evolutionary biology. His most cluelessness was reading a story which delved into the investigation of the origins of the new virus, especially as it may have evolved from or have similarity to the deadly SARS virus. There is no significant connection, it is a new virus.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sequence_homology

Yes, and we all know the new viruses come from snips and snails and puppy dog tails, not other, very closely related viruses that likely had a genetic change coding for a protein in the outer shell which means it triggers new antibodies or some small change in the way it infects.

Nope, it's got to be puppy dog tails.

This latest one comes from fruit bats.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/judystone/2020/01/11/wuhan-coronavirus-outbreak-shows-the-importance-of-sound-science-sleuthing-and-cooperation/#45ad135a1add

Usually the reservoir is unaffected by the virus. And since you're kind of batty, I deduce you have nothing to worry about.

"We still don’t know the source of the disease or how it was transmitted"

They still have not determined the source, just that it is likely "though a mammal at the live meat market".

This one seems less virulent than SARS. Maybe because China is being much more cooperative and working to share information.

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[Clifford Heath]

On 22/1/20 12:45 pm, Rick C wrote:

I was reading about the new coronavirus and the article talked about homologues in the context of the RNA coding for several proteins which have no known "homologues". I tried looking up the word to understand the precise meaning and found this sort of definition across the board.

ho¡mo¡log
/ˈhōməˌlôɡ,ˈhäməˌlôɡ/
Learn to pronounce
nountechnical
plural noun: homologues

a homologous thing.

So I Googled "using a word in its own definition".

"A word is autological or homological if it describes itself."

So I guess a homologue is defined to be a self defining definition using the word homologous to define homolog.

It's not me. The world is crazy!

Dictionaries are made of words. All definitions are cyclic. Some are
more immediately so!

Recursive : see recursive

CH

 

[Rick C]

On Wednesday, January 22, 2020 at 4:40:37 PM UTC-5, Clifford Heath wrote:

On 22/1/20 12:45 pm, Rick C wrote:
I was reading about the new coronavirus and the article talked about homologues in the context of the RNA coding for several proteins which have no known "homologues". I tried looking up the word to understand the precise meaning and found this sort of definition across the board.

ho¡mo¡log
/ˈhōməˌlôɡ,ˈhäməˌlôɡ/
Learn to pronounce
nountechnical
plural noun: homologues

a homologous thing.

So I Googled "using a word in its own definition".

"A word is autological or homological if it describes itself."

So I guess a homologue is defined to be a self defining definition using the word homologous to define homolog.

It's not me. The world is crazy!


Dictionaries are made of words. All definitions are cyclic. Some are
more immediately so!

Recursive : see recursive

CH

By the same argument so is Mathematics and by extrapolation, so is science other than astrology, phrenology and exit polling.

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[Rick C]

On Tuesday, January 21, 2020 at 8:45:33 PM UTC-5, Rick C wrote:

I was reading about the new coronavirus and the article talked about homologues in the context of the RNA coding for several proteins which have no known "homologues". I tried looking up the word to understand the precise meaning and found this sort of definition across the board.

ho¡mo¡log
/ˈhōməˌlôɡ,ˈhäməˌlôɡ/
Learn to pronounce
nountechnical
plural noun: homologues

a homologous thing.

So I Googled "using a word in its own definition".

"A word is autological or homological if it describes itself."

So I guess a homologue is defined to be a self defining definition using the word homologous to define homolog.

It's not me. The world is crazy!

Here is a new low.

Noun

Rightpondian (plural Rightpondians)

(slang) A Rightpondian person.

You can't use the exact SAME word in a definition!!! You've provided literally no additional information.

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