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Nov 28, 2009
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hom•er



Pronunciation: (hō'mur), [key]
—n.
1. Baseball.See home run.
2. See homing pigeon.

—v.i.
Baseball.to hit a home run: The catcher homered in the ninth with one on to take the game.

ho•mer



Pronunciation: (hō'mur), [key]
—n.
a Hebrew unit of capacity equal to ten baths in liquid measure or ten ephahs in dry measure. Also called kor.

Ho•mer



Pronunciation: (hō'mur), [key]
—n.
1. 9th-century b.c. Greek epic poet: reputed author of the Iliad and Odyssey.
2. Winslow, 1836–1910, U.S. painter and illustrator.
3. a male given name.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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