Etymology

brachytypous

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Today it means: Of a short form. Full definition →

Ancient Greek τύπος
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromτύπος“sort, type”
  2. English todaybrachytypous

brachy- + Ancient Greek τύπος (túpos, “sort, type”)

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekτύπος all →

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