"ephectic" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /əˈfe.ktik/
Rhymes: -ɛktɪk Etymology: * From Ancient Greek ἐφεκτικός (ephektikós), from ἐπέχω (epékhō), from ἔχω (ékhō) Etymology templates: {{uder|en|grc|ἐφεκτικός}} Ancient Greek ἐφεκτικός (ephektikós) Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} ephectic (not comparable)
  1. Delaying or withholding judgement. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-ephectic-en-adj-Bk9wHhXX Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50

Noun

IPA: /əˈfe.ktik/ Forms: ephectics [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛktɪk Etymology: * From Ancient Greek ἐφεκτικός (ephektikós), from ἐπέχω (epékhō), from ἔχω (ékhō) Etymology templates: {{uder|en|grc|ἐφεκτικός}} Ancient Greek ἐφεκτικός (ephektikós) Head templates: {{en-noun}} ephectic (plural ephectics)
  1. One who suspends judgement.
    Sense id: en-ephectic-en-noun-SAO2qqrr Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50

Inflected forms

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