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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἐπινοῶ (epinoô),[1] contracted form of ἐπινοέω (epinoéō). By surface analysis, επι- (epi-) +‎ νοώ (noó).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /e.pi.noˈo/
  • Hyphenation: ε‧πι‧νο‧ώ

Verb

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επινοώ (epinoó) (past επινόησα, passive επινοούμαι, p‑past επινοήθηκα, ppp επινοημένος) (transitive)

  1. to invent, to devise (to design a new process or mechanism)
  2. to invent (to create something fictional for a particular purpose)

Conjugation

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Synonyms

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References

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  1. ^ επινοώ, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language