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homophily

noun

Meaning

  1. The tendency of individuals to associate with others of the same kind.

Etymology / origin

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *somHós Proto-Hellenic *homós Ancient Greek ὁμός (homós)der. English homo- English -phily English homophily From homo- + -phily.

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