Etymology

crotaphite

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Today it means: Pertaining to the temples; temporal. Full definition →

Ancient Greek κρόταφος
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromκρόταφος“the side of the forehead”
  2. English todaycrotaphite

From Ancient Greek κρόταφος (krótaphos, “the side of the forehead”) + -ite.

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