anaptotic

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US/ˌæn.əpˈtɑt.ɪk/

adjective

Having lost, or tending to lose, inflections by phonetic decay; uninflected

“anaptotic languages”

OriginAncient Greek ἀνάπτωσις →
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Meanings

adjectiveanaptotic (not comparable)
  1. archaicnot comparablehuman sciencesHaving lost, or tending to lose, inflections by phonetic decay; uninflected

    anaptotic languages

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekἀνάπτωσις“falling back”
  2. Englishanaptotic

From Ancient Greek ἀνάπτωσις (anáptōsis, “falling back”), in reference to πτῶσις (ptôsis, “grammatical case”).

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