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Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀπόλυσις (apólusis).
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: (Brazil) -ɔlizi, (Portugal) -ɔlizɨ
- Hyphenation: a‧pó‧li‧se
Noun
apólise f (plural apólises)
- (biology) apolysis (the separation of the cuticula from the epidermis in arthropods and related groups)
- (Eastern Orthodoxy) apolysis (a prayer of dismissal at the end of an Eastern Orthodox service)
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