"-leptic" meaning in English

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Suffix

Etymology: From Ancient Greek λῆψις (lêpsis, “seizure”) + -ic. Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc|λῆψις|t=seizure}} Ancient Greek λῆψις (lêpsis, “seizure”), {{af|en|-ic|pos=suffix}} -ic Head templates: {{head|en|suffix|cat2=|cat3=|head=|id=}} -leptic, {{en-suffix}} -leptic
  1. Of or relating to a condition of seizing, as in nympholeptic. Tags: morpheme Translations (of or relating to a condition of seizing): -leipteach (Irish), -leptisk (Norwegian), -leptisk (Swedish)
    Sense id: en--leptic-en-suffix-BiKUwmM~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 55 Disambiguation of 'of or relating to a condition of seizing': 70 30
  2. A person who is afflicted with a condition prone to cause violent seizures, as in epileptic. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--leptic-en-suffix-ldy8~nFb Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English suffixes suffixed with -ic Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 55 Disambiguation of English suffixes suffixed with -ic: 37 63
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: epileptic, organoleptic, narcoleptic, neuroleptic Related terms: -lepsy

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