myope
/ (ˈmaɪəʊp) /
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noun
any person afflicted with myopia
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Word Origin for myope
C18: via French from Greek muōps; see myopia
Words nearby myope
myoma, myomectomy, myoneural, myoneuralgia, myopathy, myope, myophily, myopia, myopic, myoporum, myopsychopathy
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How to use myope in a sentence
Yet it is necessary to divest oneself of it; or else one will be only an eternal myope, incapable of seeing the truth.
I am a very small person; and when young, was very dark, with the large alarming eyes of a myope.
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