Etymology

panolepsy

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Ancient Greek Πανόληπτος
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  1. Ancient Greek · borrowed fromΠανόληπτος“possessed by Pan”
  2. English todaypanolepsy

From Pan + -o- + -lepsy, after Ancient Greek Πανόληπτος (Panólēptos, “possessed by Pan”, adjective).

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