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anaptotic

US/ˌæn.əpˈtɑt.ɪk/

anaptotic adjective: having lost, or tending to lose, inflections by phonetic decay; uninflected.

Adjective

anaptotic (not comparable)

  1. (archaic) Having lost, or tending to lose, inflections by phonetic decay; uninflected
    • anaptotic languages

Origin of anaptotic

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

Questions about anaptotic

What does anaptotic mean?
Anaptotic means having lost, or tending to lose, inflections by phonetic decay; uninflected.
What part of speech is anaptotic?
Anaptotic is an adjective.
How do you pronounce anaptotic?
Anaptotic is pronounced /ˌæn.əpˈtɑt.ɪk/ (US).

Words near anaptotic in the dictionary

  1. anaprotaspis
  2. anapsid
  3. anapsids
  4. anaptomorphine
  5. anaptomorphines
  6. anaptotic
  7. anaptychi
  8. anaptychus
  9. anaptyctic
  10. anaptyctical
  11. anaptyctically

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