˜yÐÄvlog

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-lepsy

  1. a combining form meaning “seizure,†used in the formation of compound words:

    epilepsy.

-lepsy

combining form

  1. indicating a seizure or attack

    catalepsy

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • -leptic, combining_form:in_adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of -lepsy1

Combining form representing New Latin -±ôŧ±è²õ¾±²¹ < Greek -±ôŧ±è²õ¾±²¹, equivalent to ±ôê±è²õ ( is ) a seizure ( ±ôŧ±è- variant stem of ±ô²¹³¾²úá²Ô±ð¾±²Ô to seize + -sis -sis ) + -ia -y 3
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of -lepsy1

from New Latin -lepsia, from Greek, from ±ôŧ±è²õ¾±²õ a seizure, from lambanein to seize

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