Words / C1

HOM-ij/ˈhɒmɪdʒ/

Homage is public respect or tribute: pay homage, an homage to a designer. Tribute is the close twin; respect is everyday; a citation is how you credit a method. Do not file last year’s layout as a methods source.

Meaning

Public respect or tribute paid to someone or something admired.

Examples

• “An homage to last year’s design is not a methods citation.”
• “Tribute is the close twin. Honour (already in the dictionary) is wider. Imitation can be silent. Design history is acknowledgements. A method needs a source you can recover. Thank the designer; cite the protocol.”

Good to know

A public tribute of respect. Close: tribute. Everyday: respect. Contrast: a methods citation. Layout history ≠ a source.

Near in meaning

tribute

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