metempsicosis

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Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin metempsychōsis, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek μετεμψύχωσις (metempsúkhōsis).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /metembsiˈkosis/
  • Rhymes: -osis
  • Syllabification: me‧temp‧si‧co‧sis

Noun

metempsicosis f (plural metempsicosis)

  1. (philosophy, religion) metempsychosis

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