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oikeiosis

oikeiosis noun: the perception of something as being one's own, or belonging to oneself.

Noun

oikeiosis (uncountable)

  1. The perception of something as being one's own, or belonging to oneself.

Origin of oikeiosis

Ancient Greek οἰκείωσις (oikeíōsis)

Questions about oikeiosis

What does oikeiosis mean?
Oikeiosis means the perception of something as being one's own, or belonging to oneself.
What part of speech is oikeiosis?
Oikeiosis is a noun.

Words near oikeiosis in the dictionary

  1. oignon vert
  2. oignons verts
  3. OIGs
  4. oik
  5. oikball
  6. oikeiosis
  7. oikish
  8. oikist
  9. oikists
  10. oikoclitic
  11. oikocryst

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