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Etymology
From amphi- + kinetic.
Adjective
amphikinetic (not comparable)
- (linguistics, of a noun) Having an accent that tends to shift in the weak cases.
The Proto-Indo-European word for ‘lake’ was amphikinetic: nominative singular *léy-mon-s, genitive *li-mn-és, locative *li-mén-(i).
- (zoology) Relating to amphikinesis.
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