anaptotic
American
[an-uhp-tot-ik]
/ ˌæn əpˈtɒt ɪk /
adjective
Archaic.
Etymology
Origin of anaptotic
1840–50; an- 3 + aptote (< Greek áptōton, noun use of neuter of áptōtos uninflected, not falling, equivalent to a- a- 6 + ptōtós falling, verbid of píptein to fall) + -ic
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