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anchoretism

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an⋅cho⋅ret

[ang-ker-it, -kuh-ret]
–noun
anchorite.

Origin:
1735–45; var. of anchorite, with final vowel directly reflecting LL or LGk sp.


an⋅cho⋅ret⋅ic [ang-kuh-ret-ik] , adjective
an⋅cho⋅ret⋅ism, noun
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