Etymology

anancasm

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Ancient Greek ἀνάγκασμα
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἀνάγκασμα“compulsion”
  2. English todayanancasm

From Ancient Greek ἀνάγκασμα (anánkasma, “compulsion”).

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