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Word: Hypermetropia
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
mid 19th century: from Greek hupermetros ‘beyond measure’ (from huper ‘over, above’ + metron ‘measure’) + ōps ‘eye’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˌhʌɪpəmɪˈtrəʊpɪə
Dialects: British English
Definition:
long-sightedness.
Short Definition:long-sightedness
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