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anaptyctic

/ænəpˈtɪktək/

anaptyctic adjective: of or pertaining to anaptyxis; of a vowel having been inserted into a word.

Adjective

anaptyctic (not comparable)

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

Origin of anaptyctic

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).

Words formed from anaptyctic

Questions about anaptyctic

What does anaptyctic mean?
Anaptyctic means of or pertaining to anaptyxis; of a vowel having been inserted into a word.
What part of speech is anaptyctic?
Anaptyctic is an adjective.
How do you pronounce anaptyctic?
Anaptyctic is pronounced /ænəpˈtɪktək/.

Words near anaptyctic in the dictionary

  1. anaptomorphine
  2. anaptomorphines
  3. anaptotic
  4. anaptychi
  5. anaptychus
  6. anaptyctic
  7. anaptyctical
  8. anaptyctically
  9. anaptyxes
  10. anaptyxis
  11. anapæst

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