hydropique

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French ydropique, from Latin hydropicus.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

hydropique (plural hydropiques)

  1. dropsical

Quotations

"an Hydroptique, immoderate desire of humane learning and languages" - John Donne.[1]

References

  1. Science and John Donne, O. P. Titus, The Scientific Monthly, Feb., 1942, Vol. 54, No. 2 (Feb., 1942), pp. 176-178, American Association for the Advancement of Science, URL: https://www.jstor.org/stable/17497

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