"gelastic" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /d͡ʒəˈlæstɪk/
Rhymes: -æstɪk Etymology: From γελαστής (gelastḗs, “laughter”), from γελάω (geláō, “I laugh”) + -ic. Head templates: {{head|en|adjective}} gelastic
  1. Pertaining to laughter, used in laughing, or to be the subject of laughter. Translations (pertaining to laughter): hlátur- (Icelandic)
    Sense id: en-gelastic-en-adj-y2lNyz6L Disambiguation of 'pertaining to laughter': 99 1
  2. (medicine) Relating to a particularly severe form of epileptic fit, in which there is a sudden burst of energy. Categories (topical): Medicine
    Sense id: en-gelastic-en-adj-jlHAezlG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Icelandic translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 38 62 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 31 69 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 36 64 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 17 83 Disambiguation of Terms with Icelandic translations: 33 67 Topics: medicine, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: agelast, agelastic, hypergelast, katagelasticism
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