Etymology

aphetic

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Today it means: Of, relating to, or formed by aphesis. Full definition →

Ancient Greek ἄφετος
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aphetic · adjective1

  1. Ancient Greek · learned borrowing fromἄφετος
  2. English todayaphetic

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἄφετος (áphetos), equivalent to aphesis + -tic.

aphetic · adjective2

From apheta + -ic.

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