Etymology

rebis

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Today it means: The end product of the alchemical magnum opus, a reunion of opposing qualities such as spirit and matter or male and female, represented by an androgynous being. Full definition →

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The story

From Latin rēs (“matter”) + Latin bīna (“double”).

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