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prothese.

the act of artificially replacing a body part

8 characters3 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˌproːˈteː.zə//ˌproːˈtɛː.zə/also
  1. the act of artificially replacing a body part

    feminine · literally
  2. a prosthesis, the artificial replacement for a body part

    feminine · metonymically
  3. the addition of sound(s) at the beginning of a word after blurring of its semantics

    feminine
Where this word comes from

From Late Latin prothesis, from Ancient Greek; cognate with German Prothese, English prothese and (now more common) prosthesis and French prothèse.

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