hydropique

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French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Old French ydropique, from Latin hydropicus.

Pronunciation[edit]

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Adjective[edit]

hydropique (plural hydropiques)

  1. dropsical

Quotations[edit]

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

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References[edit]

  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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