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- Ancient Greek · derived fromμυκτηρισμός
- English todaymycterism
From Ancient Greek μυκτηρισμός (muktērismós), from μυκτηρίζω (muktērízō, “I sneer”), from μυκτήρ (muktḗr, “nostril”).
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mycterism
Today it means: A subtle or scornful jibe. Full definition →
Ancient Greek μυκτηρισμός