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hylomorphic

American

[hahy-luh-mawr-fik] / ˌhaɪ ləˈmɔr fɪk /

adjective

Philosophy.

(of a creature) composed of corporeal and spiritual matter.

Etymology

Origin of hylomorphic

First recorded in 1885–90; hylomorph(ism) + -ic

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