English Explanatory Dictionary

epileptic

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of or relating to epilepsy.
  2. Of or relating to an epileptic or epileptics (epileptic people).
noun
  1. A person who has epilepsy.
  2. A medicine for the cure of epilepsy.

Pronunciation

/ˌɛpɪˈlɛptɪk/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-epileptic.wav

Word forms

epileptic epileptick epileptics

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἐπιληπτικός (epilēptikós).

Synonyms

antiepileptic

Derived words

epileptically epileptoid epileptor eppy nonepileptic postepileptic proepileptic pseudoepileptic subepileptic
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