Etymology

dichotic

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Today it means: That stimulates each ear with a different pitch or loudness Full definition →

German dichotisch ← Ancient Greek δῐ́χᾰ
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromδῐ́χᾰ“apart”
  2. German · borrowed fromdichotisch
  3. English todaydichotic

From German dichotisch, from Ancient Greek δῐ́χᾰ (dĭ́khă, “apart”) + οὖς (oûs), ὠτ- (ōt-, “ear”) + -isch (-ic).

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekδῐ́χᾰ all →

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