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APOPEMPTIC
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Dictionary entry overview: What does apopemptic mean?
• APOPEMPTIC (adjective)
The adjective APOPEMPTIC has 1 sense:
1. addressed to one who is departing
Familiarity information: APOPEMPTIC used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Addressed to one who is departing
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Context example:
apopemptic hymns
Domain usage:
archaicism; archaism (the use of an archaic expression)
Pertainym:
farewell (the act of departing politely)
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