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Pronunciation
(Canada) IPA|/�h�m�d�/, /��m�d�/
(Canada) IPA|/�o��m��/ (see Usage Note below)
audio|en-us-homage.ogg|Audio (US)
Noun
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- historical In feudalism, the promise of a vassal to obey his or her lord.
#*1593: William Shakespeare, Two Gentlemen of Verona
#*:We'll do thee homage, and be rul'd by thee, / Love thee as our commander and our king.
- A demonstration of respect, such as towards an individual after their retirement or death
#*1792: Mary Wollstonecraft, A Vindication of the Rights of Women
#*:When a man squeezes the hand of a pretty woman, ... she will consider such an impertinent freedom in the light of an insult, if she have any true delicacy, instead of being flattered by this unmeaning homage to beauty.
#*2006: ''New York Times''
#*:It�s appropriate that we pay homage to them and the sacrifices they made.
- An artistic work imitate|imitating another in a flattering style
#*2002: Dawson's Creek (TV, episode 6.01)
#*:He likes to tell people that it's a Hitchcockian thriller, but that's kind of like saying Happy Gilmore is a homage to Woody Allen.
Usage notes
The pronunciation IPA|/�o��m��/ is restricted to the sense of an artistic work imitating another.
Translations
trans-top|In feudalism, the promise of a vassal to obey his or her lord
Danish: lenshyldning c
Finnish: uskollisuudenvala
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German: Huldigung f
Portuguese: homenagem f
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trans-top|A demonstration of respect
Danish: hyldest c, tribut c
Finnish: kunnianosoitus
German: Hommage f
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Portuguese: homenagem f
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trans-top|An artistic work imitating another in a flattering style
Danish: hyldest c
Finnish: kunnianosoitus
German: Hommage f
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ttbc|Dutch: hommage, hulde, huldeblijk
ttbc|French: hommage
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ttbc|Portuguese: homenagem f
ttbc|Spanish: homenaje m
ttbc|Hebrew: �����' m
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