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- a|cat|a|lep|sy «uh KAT uh LEHP see», noun.Philosophy. incomprehensibility.╂[< Greek akatalēpsíā < a- not + katálēpsis a grasping]
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cat|a|lep|sis — «KAT uh LEHP sihs», noun. = catalepsy. (Cf. ↑catalepsy) … Useful english dictionary
cat|a|lep|sy — «KAT uh LEHP see», noun. a condition, usually associated with schizophrenia, in which a person s muscles become more or less rigid, and his arms and legs maintain any position in which they are placed. ╂[< Late Latin catalēpsia < Greek… … Useful english dictionary
cat|a|lep|tic — «KAT uh LEHP tihk», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. of catalepsy. 2. having catalepsy. –n. a person who has catalepsy … Useful english dictionary
cat|a|lep|ti|form — «KAT uh LEHP tuh frm», adjective. resembling catalepsy … Useful english dictionary
cat|a|lep|toid — «KAT uh LEHP toyd», adjective. cataleptiform; resembling catalepsy … Useful english dictionary
a|cat|a|lep|tic — «uh KAT uh LEHP tihk», adjective, noun. Philosophy. –adj. incomprehensible; not to be known with certainty. –n. a person who believes that we can know nothing with certainty … Useful english dictionary
hys|ter|o|cat|a|lep|sy — «HIHS tuhr oh KAT uh LEHP see», noun. hysteria accompanied by catalepsy … Useful english dictionary
lep — lep·ta·zol; lep·tene; lep·te·ny; lep·ti·no·tar·sa; lep·tite; lep·to·bos; lep·to·car·dia; lep·to·car·dii; lep·to·ceph·a·lid; lep·to·ceph·a·lous; lep·to·ceph·a·lus; lep·to·ceph·a·ly; lep·to·cer·cal; lep·to·chlorite; lep·to·clase; lep·to·dac·tyl·id; … English syllables
cat — cat·a·chres·ti·cal; cat·a·chres·ti·cal·ly; cat·a·clas·mic; cat·a·clys·mal; cat·a·fal·co; cat·a·lat·ic; cat·a·lep·ti·cal·ly; cat·a·logu·er; cat·a·logu·ize; cat·a·me·ni·al; cat·am·nes·tic; cat·a·ract·al; cat·ar·rhin·i·an; cat·a·stroph·i·cal;… … English syllables
catalepsy — cat•a•lep•sy [[t]ˈkæt lˌɛp si[/t]] also cat a•lep′sis n. pat a seizure or abnormal condition characterized by postural rigidity and mental stupor, associated with certain brain disorders • Etymology: 1350–1400; ME cathalempsia < ML catalēpsia … From formal English to slang
