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- Ancient Greek · borrowed fromἐγκαυστικός“burning in”
- English todayencaustic
From Ancient Greek ἐγκαυστικός (enkaustikós, “burning in”), from καίω (kaíō, “to burn”).
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encaustic
Today it means: Prepared by means of heat; burned in. Full definition →
Ancient Greek ἐγκαυστικός