Etymology

pathopoeia

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Today it means: The arousing of emotion in someone who hears music; a passage designed to arouse emotions. Full definition →

Ancient Greek παθοποιία
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromπαθοποιία
  2. English todaypathopoeia

From Ancient Greek παθοποιία (pathopoiía); πάθος (páthos, “passion”) + ποιέω (poiéō, “make”).

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