Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

epitherapeia

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ep-ither-a-peia
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A sentence added at the end of a statement to heal, soften, mitigate, or modify what has been said, so that modesty or other feeling might not be offended.

Uncountable

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἐπιθεραπεία (epitherapeía, “additional remedy”), from ἐπί (epí, “upon”) + θεραπεία (therapeía, “medical attendance, healing”).

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: ἐπιθεραπεία

Usage

Uncountable

Frequently Paired Words

protherapeia prodiorthosis

Questions

What does epitherapeia mean?: A sentence added at the end of a statement to heal, soften, mitigate, or modify what has been said, so that modesty or other feeling might not be offended.
Where does epitherapeia come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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