holopneustic
American
[hol-uhp-noo-stik, -nyoo-, hoh-luhp-]
/ ˌhɒl əpˈnu stɪk, -ˈnyu-, ˌhoʊ ləp- /
adjective
Etymology
Origin of holopneustic
1890–95; holo- + Greek pneustikós pertaining to breathing, equivalent to pneust ( ós ) verbid of pneîn to breathe ( see pneuma) + -ikos -ic
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