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Word: Lycanthropy
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late 16th century (as a supposed form of madness): from modern Latin lycanthropia, from Greek lukanthrōpia, from lukos ‘wolf’ + anthrōpos ‘man’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
lʌɪˈkanθrəpi
Dialects: British English
Definition:
the mythical transformation of a person into a wolf.
Short Definition:mythical transformation of person into wolf
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