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galenism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
galenism
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The principles and practices of Galen.

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English Galen Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English Galenism From Galen + -ism.

Usage

Frequently Paired Words

Galenist Galenic

Questions

What does galenism mean?
The principles and practices of Galen.
Where does galenism come from?
Etymology tree English Galen Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English Galenism From Galen + -ism.

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