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Word: Ascetic
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
mid 17th century: from medieval Latin asceticus or Greek askētikos, from askētēs ‘monk’, from askein ‘to exercise’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
əˈsɛtɪk
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a person who follows an ascetic life.
Short Definition:person who follows ascetic life
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