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athetesis

/ˌæθɪˈtiːsɪs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
athete-sis
IPA
/ˌæθɪˈtiːsɪs/
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act or fact of setting aside as spurious; rejection as invalid.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀθέτησῐς (athétēsĭs, “a setting aside, abolition”), from ἀθετέω (athetéō, “set at naught”) + -σῐς (-sĭs), from ἄθετος (áthetos, “without position or place”).

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Inflected Forms

atheteses (plural)

Rhymes With

thesis csis mimesis kinesis cytokinesis diuresis arthrodesis diaphoresis diegesis pleurodesis schesis tmesis

Questions

How do you pronounce athetesis?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌæθɪˈtiːsɪs/.
What does athetesis mean?
The act or fact of setting aside as spurious; rejection as invalid.
Where does athetesis come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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