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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

-leptic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
-lep-tic
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

suffix

Of or relating to a condition of seizing, as in nympholeptic.

suffix

A person who is afflicted with a condition prone to cause violent seizures, as in epileptic.

suffix

Describing a coordination compound having some type(s) of ligand.

Etymology

From Ancient Greek λῆψις (lêpsis, “taking hold, seizing”) + -ic, as in Ancient Greek ληπτικός (lēptikós).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Derived Forms

epileptic organoleptic narcoleptic neuroleptic

Phrases

-lepsy

Frequently Paired Words

-lepsy

Questions

What does -leptic mean?
Of or relating to a condition of seizing, as in nympholeptic.
Where does -leptic come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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