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person vs homunculus

homunculus vs person

person and homunculus both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
person Yes No No No
homunculus Yes No No No
As nouns, homunculus is a hyponym of person; that is, homunculus is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than person:
  • person: a human being; person, singular, assertive existential pronoun; pronoun, person, singular; quantifier: assertive existential
  • homunculus: a tiny fully formed individual that (according to the discredited theory of preformation) is supposed to be present in the sperm cell
person (noun) homunculus (noun)
a human being; person, singular, assertive existential pronoun; pronoun, person, singular; quantifier: assertive existential a person who is very small but who is not otherwise deformed or abnormal
a human body (usually including the clothing) a tiny fully formed individual that (according to the discredited theory of preformation) is supposed to be present in the sperm cell
a grammatical category used in the classification of pronouns, possessive determiners, and verb forms according to whether they indicate the speaker, the addressee, or a third party
Difference between person and homunculus

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