"thanatopic" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Forms: more thanatopic [comparative], most thanatopic [superlative]
Etymology: From Ancient Greek θάνατος (thánatos, “death”) + τοπικός (topikós, “Pertaining to a place or topic”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|grc|θάνατος||death}} Ancient Greek θάνατος (thánatos, “death”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} thanatopic (comparative more thanatopic, superlative most thanatopic)
  1. Prone to thanatopsis; morbid.
    Sense id: en-thanatopic-en-adj-KxFbIdRG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 90 10 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 87 13 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 98 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 99 1
  2. Deadly.
    Sense id: en-thanatopic-en-adj-l-F-Jdqq
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