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Definition of homage noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

homage

noun
 
/ˈhɒmɪdʒ/,
 
/ɒˈmɑːʒ/
 
/ˈhɑːmɪdʒ/,
 
/əʊˈmɑːʒ/
[uncountable, countable, usually singular] (formal)
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  1. homage (to somebody/something) something that is said or done to show respect for somebody
    • The kings of France paid homage to no one.
    • He describes his book as ‘a homage to my father’.
    • They stood in silent homage around the grave.
    Word OriginMiddle English: Old French, from medieval Latin hominaticum, from Latin homo, homin- ‘man’ (the original use of the word denoted the ceremony by which a vassal declared himself to be his lord's “man”).
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