Etymology

epimoric

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Today it means: superparticular Full definition →

Ancient Greek ἐπιμόρῐος
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἐπιμόρῐος“containing a whole + a fraction with 1 for its numerator (1+¹⁄ₓ)”, “superparticular”
  2. English todayepimoric

From the Ancient Greek ἐπιμόρῐος (epimórĭos, “containing a whole + a fraction with 1 for its numerator (1+¹⁄ₓ)”, “superparticular”), from ἐπί (epí, “upon”, “over”, “above”) + μόριον (mórion, “a fraction with 1 for its numerator”) + -ιος (-ios, suffix forming adjectives); for the ending, see the English -ic.

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