hominin

hom·i·nin

H h

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hom-uh-nin]
- /ˈhɒm ə nɪn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hom-uh-nin]
- /ˈhɒm ə nɪn/

Definitions of hominin word

noun hominin any member of the group consisting of all modern and extinct humans and all their immediate ancestors, specifically species more closely related to modern humans than to chimpanzees. 1
noun hominin (palaeontology) Any member of the taxonomic tribe Hominini, the evolutionary group that includes modern humans and now-extinct bipedal relatives. (from 20th c.). 1
noun hominin any primate of the tribe of hominids that includes modern man and his direct ancestors 0

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Origin of hominin

First appearance:

before 1985

One of the 1% newest English words

1985-90; < New Latin Hominini, equivalent to Latin homin- (stem of homo) “human being, man” (see Homo) + -ini (plural of the adjectival suffix -inus indicating origin or affiliation: see -ine1)

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Parts of speech for Hominin

noun

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hominin popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

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