apocrisis

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noun

rescript; technical response

Scrabble 13

Meanings

noun
  1. formalrarerhetoricrescript; technical response

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekἀπόκρισις
  2. Englishapocrisis

From Ancient Greek ἀπόκρισις (apókrisis), from ἀποκρίνω (apokrínō). Compare Greek απόκριση (apókrisi).

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