chirapsia

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

New Latin, from Ancient Greek χειραψίᾱ (kheirapsíā, massage), from χείρ (kheír, hand) + ἅψις (hápsis, contact, touching), from ἅπτω (háptō, to touch).[1]

Noun[edit]

chirapsia (uncountable)

  1. massage as a form of therapy

References[edit]

  1. ^ chirapsia”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

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