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-lepsy

-lepsy suffix: a specified form of possession (noun sense 5 or noun sense 6), fit or seizure.

Suffix

-lepsy

  1. a specified form of possession (noun sense 5 or noun sense 6), fit or seizure

Origin of -lepsy

From Ancient Greek λῆψις (lêpsis, “seizure”) and epilepsy, which is from Ancient Greek ἐπιληψίᾱ (epilēpsíā).

Words formed from -lepsy

Questions about -lepsy

What does -lepsy mean?
-lepsy means a specified form of possession (noun sense 5 or noun sense 6), fit or seizure.
What part of speech is -lepsy?
-lepsy is a suffix.

Words near -lepsy in the dictionary

  1. -latrous
  2. -latry
  3. -le
  4. -lect
  5. -leigh
  6. -lepsy
  7. -lept
  8. -leptic
  9. -les-
  10. -less
  11. -let

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