Etymology

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Ancient Greek ἀκλινής
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἀκλινής“unswerving”
  2. English todayaclinic

From Ancient Greek ἀκλινής (aklinḗs, “unswerving”), from ἀ- (a-, “not”) + κλίνω (klínō, “bend”).

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