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#179473 - 10/08/08 11:32 AM hypergelast
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Registered: 10/08/08
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Loc: Wash. DC Metro Area I was wondering what other words (preferably in common use) derive from "Greek gelastes (laugher), from gelan (to laugh). A related word is agelast: someone who never laughs."
Does anyone out there know of any?
Thanks - abelleauc
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#179475 - 10/08/08 11:49 AM Re: hypergelast [Re: ABC00]
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Registered: 04/03/00
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Loc: this too shall pass gelastic
adj. - pertaining to or used in laughing
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#179478 - 10/08/08 12:30 PM Re: hypergelast [Re: ABC00]
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Loc: R'lyeh gelasin :- dimple in the cheek that appears when one smiles_________________________
Ceci n'est pas un seing.
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#179479 - 10/08/08 12:37 PM Re: hypergelast [Re: zmjezhd]
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Loc: this too shall pass >(preferably in common use)
oops.
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#179483 - 10/08/08 12:49 PM Re: hypergelast [Re: ABC00]
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Loc: Louisville, Kentucky agelast: someone who never laughs." Oh! A-gelast as in against. I've been reading it age-last. Speaking of oops.
Edit: welcome, Low A. I got this from a couple of Onelook searches:
Sorry, there are no words matching the pattern expand:gelast in the selected dictionaries.
Sorry, there are no words matching the pattern expand:gelas in the selected dictionaries.
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#179487 - 10/08/08 02:18 PM Re: hypergelast [Re: Jackie]
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Registered: 10/24/05
Posts: 557
Loc: Dallas, TX At onelook, enter *gelast* or *gelas*
I get 27 matches and 106 matches respectively. * matches any number of letters (including 0).
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#179488 - 10/08/08 02:42 PM Re: hypergelast [Re: ABC00]
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stranger
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Registered: 10/08/08
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Loc: Wash. DC Metro Area Thanks, everyone!
I especially like gelastic.
- ABC
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