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paraphrenic

/ˌpæ.ɹəˈfɹɛnɪk/

paraphrenic adjective: having or pertaining to paraphrenia.

Adjective

paraphrenic (comparative more paraphrenic, superlative most paraphrenic)

  1. Having or pertaining to paraphrenia.

Noun

paraphrenic (plural paraphrenics)

  1. A person who has paraphrenia.
    • His case well illustrates the schiztic character of a certain class of paraphrenics.1920, The Psychoanalytic Review, volume 7, page 254

Forms of paraphrenic

Adjective
comparativemore paraphrenic
superlativemost paraphrenic
Noun
pluralparaphrenics

Origin of paraphrenic

From paraphrenia + -ic.

Words formed from paraphrenic

Questions about paraphrenic

What does paraphrenic mean?
Paraphrenic means having or pertaining to paraphrenia.
What part of speech is paraphrenic?
Paraphrenic can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce paraphrenic?
Paraphrenic is pronounced /ˌpæ.ɹəˈfɹɛnɪk/.

Words near paraphrenic in the dictionary

  1. paraphrastical
  2. paraphrastically
  3. paraphrasts
  4. paraphrenia
  5. paraphrenias
  6. paraphrenic
  7. paraphrenics
  8. paraphrenitis
  9. paraphs
  10. paraphyla
  11. paraphylactic

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