Greek

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek πρόκλησις (próklēsis, challenge to combat) with -ση (-si) and semantic loan from French provocation.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈpɾo.kli.si/
  • Hyphenation: πρό‧κλη‧ση

Noun

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πρόκληση (próklisif (plural προκλήσεις)

  1. provocation, challenge, defiance

Declension

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References

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  1. ^ πρόκληση”, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998