anapoiesis

A1N1A1P3O1I1E1S1I1S1

noun

Recreation.

Scrabble 12

Meanings

nounanapoiesis (uncountable)
  1. uncountableRecreation.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekἀνά
  2. Englishanapoiesis

From Ancient Greek ἀνά (aná), meaning “over, again" and ποίησις (poíēsis), meaning "to make".

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