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- Ancient Greek · derived fromσιωπητικός“taciturn”
- English todayprosiopetic
From pro- (“before”) + Ancient Greek σιωπητικός (siōpētikós, “taciturn”); compare prosiopesis.
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prosiopetic
pros·i·o·pet·icToday it means: Of the nature of prosiopesis; compare aposiopetic. Full definition →
Ancient Greek σιωπητικός