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English

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek ἄνεσις (ánesis, loosening, abatement, remission).

Noun

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anesis

  1. (medicine) Remission of disease symptoms.
  2. (rhetoric) Addition of a sentence, clause or phrase that diminishes what preceded.
Examples (rhetoric)

He was energetic, articulate, popular, and overconfident

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Latin

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Etymology 1

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Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₂en-
Proto-Hellenic *aná
Ancient Greek ᾰ̓νᾰ́ (ănắ)
Ancient Greek ἀνα- (ana-)
Ancient Greek ἵημι (híēmi)
Ancient Greek ἀνίημι (aníēmi)
Proto-Indo-European *-tis
Ancient Greek -τις (-tis)
Ancient Greek -σις (-sis)
Ancient Greek ᾰ̓́νεσῐς (ắnesĭs)bor.
Latin anesis

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓́νεσῐς (ắnesĭs).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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anesis f sg (genitive anesis); third declension

  1. (Medieval Latin) relaxation
Declension
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Third-declension noun (pure i-stem), singular only.

Etymology 2

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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anēsīs

  1. dative/ablative plural of anēsum

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