Catalepsy Definition
Other Word Forms of Catalepsy
Noun
Origin of Catalepsy
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Middle English catalempsi from Late Latin catalēmpsia from Greek katalēpsis from katalambanein to seize upon kata- intensive pref. cata– lambanein lēp- to seize
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From cata- + -lepsy; ultimately from Ancient Greek κατάληψις (katalēpsis, “act of seizing”), from καταλαμβάνω (katalambanō, “I seize”), from κατά (kata, “against”) + λαμβάνω (lambanō, “I take”).
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