Etymology

acribic

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Today it means: meticulous, painstaking, thorough Full definition →

German akribisch ← Ancient Greek ἀκριβής
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἀκριβής“exact, accurate, precise”
  2. German · derived fromakribisch“meticulous”
  3. English todayacribic

From German akribisch (“meticulous”) or its etymon Ancient Greek ἀκριβής (akribḗs, “exact, accurate, precise”).

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