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scialytic

/sʌɪəˈlɪtɪk/

scialytic adjective: dispelling shadows.

Adjective

scialytic (comparative more scialytic, superlative most scialytic)

  1. Dispelling shadows.

Forms of scialytic

comparativemore scialytic
superlativemost scialytic

Origin of scialytic

Ultimately from Ancient Greek σκιά (skiá, “shadow”) + λύσις (lúsis, “loosening”).

Questions about scialytic

What does scialytic mean?
Scialytic means dispelling shadows.
What part of speech is scialytic?
Scialytic is an adjective.
How do you pronounce scialytic?
Scialytic is pronounced /sʌɪəˈlɪtɪk/.

Words near scialytic in the dictionary

  1. sciagraphing
  2. sciagraphs
  3. sciagraphy
  4. Scialabba
  5. Scialabbas
  6. scialytic
  7. sciamachies
  8. sciamachy
  9. sciance
  10. Sciandra
  11. Sciandras

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