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Ancient Greek
Etymology
From ἀγαλλιάω (agalliáō), form of ἀγάλλω (agállō, “to rejoice”) + -σις (-sis).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a.ɡal.lí.aː.sis/ → /a.ɣalˈli.a.sis/ → /a.ɣaˈli.a.sis/
Noun
ᾰ̓γᾰλλῐ́ᾱσῐς • (agallíāsis) f (genitive ᾰ̓γᾰλλῐᾱ́σεως); third declension
- great joy, exultation
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