Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Articulated in the same area of the vocal tract, as (t) and (n).
from The Century Dictionary.
- Similarly organized.
- Produced by the same organs.
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- adjective phonetics Of
consonants having the sameplace of articulation . For example,labial m, b, p,alveolar n, d, t,velar ŋ, g, k. The Indic alphabets such asDevanagari are rationally arranged so that homorganic consonants are grouped together. - adjective medicine
produced by thesame orhomologous organs
Etymologies
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From homo- + organic
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Examples
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This word then can serve as a direct source for Latin campus with homorganic nasal resonant -m- added.
Archive 2010-02-01 2010
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Progressive partial homorganic assimilation could easily account for the intrusive b that showed up in later spellings, though the OED does not make such a speculation.
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