Etymology

diachoresis

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Today it means: The excretion or passage of feces. Full definition →

Ancient Greek διαχώρησις
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromδιαχώρησις“a passing through”
  2. English todaydiachoresis

From Ancient Greek διαχώρησις (diakhṓrēsis, “a passing through”), from χωρέω (khōréō).

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