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my·ope (mī′ōp′)

noun

a person having myopia; nearsighted person

Etymology: Fr < LL myops < Gr myōps, shortsighted, blinking < myein, to close (< ? IE base *mu-, with closed lips > mope, mute) + ōps, eye

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