Etymology

akousma

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Today it means: A rule or precept, especially one of the list of rules laid down by Pythagoras. Full definition →

Ancient Greek ἄκουσμα
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  1. Ancient Greek · borrowed fromἄκουσμα
  2. Ancient Greek · borrowed fromἄκουσμα
  3. English todayakousma

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἄκουσμα (ákousma, “oral instruction”).

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