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/daɪˈnæmɪk/digh-NA-mik
/daɪˈnæmɪk/digh-NA-mik
Meaningfull of power
Common meaning: full of energy
Other meanings: changing
- dynampower, mightLiddell & Scott, Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon (1889), p. 213 · scan
- icadjective ending: relating to
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Built on Greek δύναμις ‘power, might’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Liddell & Scott, Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon (1889), entry δύναμις, p. 213 · dictionary scan
Roots
- δύναμις Greek “power, might”
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