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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

leptosome en · ADJ

Etymology

From lepto- (“thin”) + -some (“body”).

Meanings

  1. Narrow-bodied (in proportional to height or length).
    • The majority of such typings are bipolar, and they amount in the last analysis to saying that there are broader-bodied and narrower-bodied individuals in every group. To put this simple and in itself harmless finding learnedly, we substitute the terms “eurysome” and “leptosome.” 1948, Alfred Louis Kroeber, Anthropology: race, language, culture, psychology, pre-history,, pages 173–174:

Forms

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most leptosome Degree=Sup lexicographic
more leptosome Degree=Cmp lexicographic

Antonyms

eurysome

Coordinates

mesosome

Synonyms

slender

leptosome en · NOUN

Etymology

From lepto- (“thin”) + -some (“body”).

Meanings

  1. A tall, narrow-bodied, angular person.

Forms

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leptosomes Number=Plur lexicographic

Coordinates

pyknic