Etymology

enorthotrope

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Today it means: A toy consisting of a card on which confused objects are transformed into various pictures, by causing it to revolve rapidly. Full definition →

Ancient Greek εν-
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromεν-
  2. English todayenorthotrope

From Ancient Greek εν- (en-) + ὀρθός (orthós, “upright”) + -trope.

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