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apocrisis

apocrisis noun: rescript; technical response.

Noun

apocrisis

  1. (formal, rare, rhetoric) rescript; technical response

Origin of apocrisis

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

Questions about apocrisis

What does apocrisis mean?
Apocrisis means rescript; technical response.
What part of speech is apocrisis?
Apocrisis is a noun.

Words near apocrisis in the dictionary

  1. apocrisarius
  2. apocrisiaries
  3. apocrisiarii
  4. apocrisiarius
  5. apocrisiary
  6. apocrisis
  7. apocritan
  8. apocritans
  9. apocrypha
  10. apocryphal
  11. apocryphalist

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