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#179473 - 10/08/08 11:32 AM hypergelast
ABC00 stranger Registered: 10/08/08 Posts: 2 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]
tsuwm Carpal Tunnel Registered: 04/03/00 Posts: 10472 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]
zmjezhd Carpal Tunnel Registered: 08/13/05 Posts: 3271 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]
tsuwm Carpal Tunnel Registered: 04/03/00 Posts: 10472 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]
Jackie Carpal Tunnel Registered: 03/15/00 Posts: 11582 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]
Myridon addict 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]
ABC00 stranger Registered: 10/08/08 Posts: 2 Loc: Wash. DC Metro Area	Thanks, everyone! I especially like gelastic. - ABC
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