aptotic

aptotic

English

Etymology 1

    From aptote + -ic.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /æpˈtɒtɪk/
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    Adjective

    aptotic (comparative more aptotic, superlative most aptotic)

    1. (grammar, linguistics, now obsolete) Uninflected.
      • 2006, Thomas Pynchon, Against the Day, Vintage, published 2007, page 282:
        To become as they'd say out here aptotic, uninflected, unable, sometimes, to tell subject from object.

    Etymology 2

    Haplology of apoptotic.

    Adjective

    aptotic

    1. (biology, rare) Misspelling of apoptotic.

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