anaptyctic

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/ænəpˈtɪktək/

adjective

Of or pertaining to anaptyxis; of a vowel having been inserted into a word.

OriginNew Latin anaptycticus ← Ancient Greek ἀνάπτυκτος →
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Meanings

adjectiveanaptyctic (not comparable)
  1. not comparablehuman sciencesOf or pertaining to anaptyxis; of a vowel having been inserted into a word.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekἀνάπτυκτος“that may be opened”
  2. New Latinanaptycticus
  3. Englishanaptyctic

From New Latin anaptycticus, from Ancient Greek ἀνάπτυκτος (anáptuktos, “that may be opened”) + -icus (adjectival suffix), from ἀνα- (ana-, “up; again; back”) + πτυκτός (ptuktós, “folded”), from the stem of πτύσσω (ptússō, “to fold”) + τός (tós, suffix forming verbal adjectives).

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Translations

Polish epentetyczny
  • epentetycznypertaining to anaptyxis
Portuguese anaptítico, anaptíctico
  • anaptíticopertaining to anaptyxis
  • anaptícticopertaining to anaptyxis
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APA

anaptyctic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anaptyctic

MLA

“anaptyctic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anaptyctic. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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