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- Ancient Greek · borrowed fromκαθεκτικός“capable of retaining”
- English todaycathectic
Borrowing from Ancient Greek καθεκτικός (kathektikós, “capable of retaining”)
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
cathectic
Today it means: Of or pertaining to a connection that is charged with emotional energy. Full definition →
Ancient Greek καθεκτικός