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• hyp
  hyp

  noun

  hypochondria.
• hyp-
  hyp-

  variant of hypo- before a vowel.
• hyp.
  hyp.

  abbreviation

  hypotenuse.

hyp

¹ American  

[hip] / hɪp /

Or hip

noun

Archaic.

1. hypochondria.

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hyp- ² American  

1. variant of hypo- before a vowel.

   hypalgesia.

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hyp. ³ American  

abbreviation

1. hypotenuse.

2. hypothesis.

3. hypothetical.

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hyp. ¹ British  

abbreviation

1. hypotenuse

2. hypothetical

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hyp- ² British  

prefix

1. a variant of hypo-

   hypabyssal

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Etymology

Origin of hyp

By shortening

Example Sentences

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hyp hyp.

The speaker works downward in a sort of hyp tease, through jaw, neck and shoulders, arms, chest, and abdomen, thighs, legs and feet.

From Time Magazine Archive

She was a gifted hyp notist of herself and others.

From Time Magazine Archive

As used in the early eighteenth century, the term "hyp" was perhaps not far from what our century has learned to call Angst.

From Hypochondriasis A Practical Treatise (1766) by John Hill

Persons subject to the hyp complain of the northeast wind as increasing their malady.

From The True Benjamin Franklin by Sydney George Fisher

Persons subject to the hyp complain of the northeast wind, as increasing their malady.

From Benjamin Franklin Representative selections, with introduction, bibliograpy, and notes by Chester E. Jorgenson

Mouth parts of grasshopper shown in relative position; lbr., labrum; md., mandibles; hyp., hypopharynx; max., maxillae; lab., labium.

From An Elementary Study of Insects by Leonard Haseman