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at⋅a⋅rax⋅i⋅a

[at-uh-rak-see-uh]
–noun
a state of freedom from emotional disturbance and anxiety; tranquillity.
Also, at⋅a⋅rax⋅y [at-uh-rak-see] .


Origin:
1595–1605; < L < Gk: calmness, equiv. to atarák(tos) unmoved (a- a- 6 + tarak-, var. s. of tarássein to disturb + -tos verbid suffix) + -s(is) -sis + -ia -ia


at⋅a⋅rac⋅tic [at-uh-rak-tik] , at⋅a⋅rax⋅ic, adjective, noun
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Main Entry: at·a·rax·ia
Pronunciation: "at-&-'rak-sE-&
Variant: or at·a·raxy /'at-&-"rak-sE/
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -rax·ias or -rax·ies
: calmness untroubled by mental or emotional disquiet
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