esemplastic

[ es-em-plas-tik, -uhm- ]
/ ˌɛs ɛmˈplæs tɪk, -əm- /

adjective

having the ability to shape diverse elements or concepts into a unified whole: the esemplastic power of a great mind to simplify the difficult.

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Origin of esemplastic

1810–20; <Greek es-, dialectal variant of eis- into + (h)én, neuter of heîs one + plastic; irregular coinage by S.T. Coleridge; compare German Ineinsbildung, term used by Schelling

Words nearby esemplastic

Esd., ESDA, Esdraelon, Esdras, ESE, esemplastic, Esenin, eserine, Eşfahān, Esher, Eshkol
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British Dictionary definitions for esemplastic

esemplastic
/ (ˌɛsɛmˈplæstɪk) /

adjective

literature making into one; unifying

Word Origin for esemplastic

C19 (first used by Samuel Taylor Coleridge): from Greek es, eis into + em, from hen, neuter of heis one + -plastic
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