Etymology

chrysostomatic

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Ancient Greek χρυσός
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromχρυσός“gold”
  2. English todaychrysostomatic

From Ancient Greek χρυσός (khrusós, “gold”) + στόμα (stóma, “mouth”).

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