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Definition of Homer

1. Verb. Hit a home run.

2. Noun. A base hit on which the batter scores a run.

3. Noun. Ancient Greek epic poet who is believed to have written the Iliad and the Odyssey (circa 850 BC).

4. Noun. An ancient Hebrew unit of capacity equal to 10 baths or 10 ephahs.

5. Noun. United States painter best known for his seascapes (1836-1910).

6. Noun. Pigeon trained to return home.

Definition of Homer

1. n. A carrier pigeon remarkable for its ability to return home from a distance.

2. n. See Hoemother.

3. n. A Hebrew measure containing, as a liquid measure, ten baths, equivalent to fifty-five gallons, two quarts, one pint; and, as a dry measure, ten ephahs, equivalent to six bushels, two pecks, four quarts.

Definition of Homer

1. Proper noun. Greek poet; author of the Iliad and the Odyssey ¹

2. Proper noun. (Ancient Greek male given name). ¹

3. Proper noun. (surname from=Middle English) ¹

4. Noun. (biblical measures) An ancient Hebrew measure of capacity, equal to ten ephahs or ten baths, and approximately equal to ten or eleven bushels. ¹

5. Noun. (baseball) A four-base hit; a home run ¹

6. Noun. A homing pigeon ¹

7. Noun. (sports) a person who is so devoted to his favorite teams that he refuses to criticize them, especially when they are playing poorly ¹

8. Verb. (baseball) To get a four-base hit; to get a home run ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Homer

1. to hit a home run [v -ED, -ING, -S]

Medical Definition of Homer

1. A Hebrew measure containing, as a liquid measure, ten baths, equivalent to fifty-five gallons, two quarts, one pint; and, as a dry measure, ten ephahs, equivalent to six bushels, two pecks, four quarts. Alternative forms: chomer, gomer. Origin: Heb. Khomer. A carrier pigeon remarkable for its ability to return home from a distance. See Hoemother. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Homer

homeotic selector gene homeotropic homeotypical homeowner homeowners homeownership homeowning homepage homepages homeplace

homeplaces homeport homeported homeporting homeports homer homered homergy homering homerless

homeroom homerooms homers homes homes for the aged homeschool homeschooled homeschooler homeschoolers homeschooling

Literary usage of Homer

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Sounds and Inflections of the Greek Dialects by Herbert Weir Smyth (1894)
"Genitive : re'o1 Homer, Hrd. 8t ; reo in Homer only ir 305, Hdt. I 58 ; т«С Homer, ... Homer. Note on the interrelation of the stems of this pronoun. ..."

2. The poetical works of William Cowper by William Cowper (1853)
"OF AN EPIGRAM OF Homer* me my price, potters! and I will fing. Attend, O Pallas! and with ... Herodotus, or whoever was the Author of the Life of Homer ..."

3. The Republic of Plato by Plato, Benjamin Jowett (1881)
"... (i) the approval of the old traditional education of Greece; (2) the preparation which Plato is making for the attack on Homer and the poets; ..."

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