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clinamina

clinamina is the plural of clinamen.

Meaning of clinamen

Noun

clinamen (plural clinamens or clinamina)

  1. The unpredictable swerve of atoms, introduced as a concept by Lucretius to defend the atomistic doctrine of Epicurus.

Questions about clinamina

What is clinamina the plural of?
Clinamina is the plural of clinamen.

Words near clinamina in the dictionary

  1. clinal
  2. clinality
  3. clinally
  4. clinamen
  5. clinamens
  6. clinamina
  7. clinandria
  8. clinandrial
  9. clinandrium
  10. clinanthia
  11. clinanthium

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