单词 | apotropaic |
释义 | apotropaic[ ap-uh-truh-pey-ik ] / ˌæp ə trəˈpeɪ ɪk / adjectiveintended to ward off evil. Origin of apotropaic1880–85; <Greek apotrópai(os) averting evil (see apo-, trope) + -ic OTHER WORDS FROM apotropaicap·o·tro·pa·i·cal·ly, adverbWords nearby apotropaicapothecium, apothegm, apothem, apotheosis, apotheosize, apotropaic, apotropaism, app, appal, Appalachia, Appalachian Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for apotropaic
British Dictionary definitions for apotropaicapotropaic / (ˌæpəʊtrəˈpeɪɪk) / adjectivepreventing or intended to prevent evil Word Origin for apotropaicC19: from Greek apotropaios turning away (evil), from apotrepein; see apo-, trope 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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