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French
Etymology
Borrowed from Ecclesiastical Latin hypostasis, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek ὑπόστασις (hupóstasis). Compare substance.
Pronunciation
Noun
hypostase f (plural hypostases)
- (theology, philosophy) hypostasis
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