cretic

noun

cre·​tic

ˈkrētik

plural -s

: amphimacer

Word History

Etymology

Late Latin creticus constituting an amphimacer, from Greek krētikos amphimacer, from krētikos (adjective) Cretan, from Krētē + -ikos -ic

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