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-kinesis

UK/kɪˈniːsɪs/

-kinesis suffix: movement, motion.

Suffix

-kinesis

  1. movement, motion

Origin of -kinesis

Borrowed from Ancient Greek κίνησις (kínēsis, “motion, movement”), from κινέω (kinéō, “I move, put in motion”).

Questions about -kinesis

What does -kinesis mean?
-kinesis means movement, motion.
What part of speech is -kinesis?
-kinesis is a suffix.
How do you pronounce -kinesis?
-kinesis is pronounced /kɪˈniːsɪs/ (UK).

Words near -kinesis in the dictionary

  1. -kin
  2. -kin-
  3. -kind
  4. -kine
  5. -kinesia
  6. -kinesis
  7. -kini
  8. -kinra
  9. -kins
  10. -kiren
  11. -kont

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