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e⋅no⋅sis

  [i-noh-sis, ee-noh-; Gk. e-naw-sees]
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–noun (sometimes initial capital letter)
a movement for securing the political union of Greece and Cyprus.
Origin:
1935–40; < ModGk énōsis, Gk hénōsis union, equiv. to henō-, var. s. of henoûn to unify (deriv. of hén, neut. of heîs one) + -sis -sis

Related forms:
e⋅no⋅sist, noun
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Main Entry:  enosis
Part of Speech:  n
Definition:  a movement to bring about the political unification of Greece and Cyprus
Etymology:  Greek 'union'
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