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epiphenomenon
Who slapped this word together? It seems so German to do that to a few innocent and unrelated words.
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Re: epiphenomenon
Given its usage, I'd say whoever it was was pathological.
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Re: epiphenomenon
It does indeed seem similar to the German tendency to ram words together all sorts of ways. I call them boxcar words, like trains jamming boxcars together.
The epi-is funny. It's a Greek preposition that can mean all sorts of things, partially depending on the case of the noun that follows it. Simplest meaning is "upon."
But epi- as a prefix in English can mean:
On; upon: epiphyte.
Over; above: epicenter.
Around: epicarp.
Close to; near: epicalyx.
Besides: epiphenomenon.
After: epilogue.
Nuff to drive ya crazee. Easiest for me to grasp is the medical idea of a second disease, but unrelated to the other one.
The epi-is funny. It's a Greek preposition that can mean all sorts of things, partially depending on the case of the noun that follows it. Simplest meaning is "upon."
But epi- as a prefix in English can mean:
On; upon: epiphyte.
Over; above: epicenter.
Around: epicarp.
Close to; near: epicalyx.
Besides: epiphenomenon.
After: epilogue.
Nuff to drive ya crazee. Easiest for me to grasp is the medical idea of a second disease, but unrelated to the other one.
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Re: epiphenomenon
An apt observation, William Hupy. You have been with us a while, but have not posted much. I hope to hear more from you.
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Re: epiphenomenon
Philip - I was not able to find it. I had been plaguing the good Doctor Goodword for years with suggestions via email. He advised me to use the Alpha Agora, but I became lost and now am found.
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