Etymology

epitherapeia

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Today it means: A sentence added at the end of a statement to heal, soften, mitigate, or modify what has been said, so that modesty or other feeling might not be offended. Full definition →

Ancient Greek ἐπιθεραπεία
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἐπιθεραπεία“additional remedy”
  2. English todayepitherapeia

From Ancient Greek ἐπιθεραπεία (epitherapeía, “additional remedy”), from ἐπί (epí, “upon”) + θεραπεία (therapeía, “medical attendance, healing”).

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