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lycanthropy

ly·can·thro·py

Today it means: The state of being a lycanthrope (or werewolf), a person who can shapeshift between the form of a human being and a wolf, often said to happen involuntarily during a full moon; werewolfdom. Full definition →

Ancient Greek λῠκᾰνθρωπῐ́ᾱ

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Ancient Greek · borrowed fromλῠκᾰνθρωπῐ́ᾱ
English todaylycanthropy

Borrowed from Ancient Greek λῠκᾰνθρωπῐ́ᾱ (lŭkănthrōpĭ́ā), from λῠκᾰ́νθρωπος (lŭkắnthrōpos, “wolfman”). By surface analysis, lycanthrope + -y (abstract noun suffix).

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