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-rrhaphy

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Ancient Greek -ρραφία
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived from-ρραφία
  2. English today-rrhaphy

From Ancient Greek -ρραφία (-rrhaphía), from ῥάπτω (rháptō, “I sew”).

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