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banausic definition

ba·nau·sic (bə nô′sik, -zik)

adjective

  1. merely mechanical
  2. materialistic
  3. mundane or utilitarian

Etymology: Gr banausikos, for artisans or mechanics

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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