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Definition of pathic - 4 dictionary results

-pathic

 
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a combining form occurring in adjectives that correspond to nouns ending in -pathy: psychopathic.
Origin:
< NL; see -pathy, -ic
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Pathic

Path"ic\, n. [L. pathicus, Gr. ?, passive, fr. ?, ?, to suffer] A male who submits to the crime against nature; a catamite. [R.] --B. Jonson.

Pathic

Path"ic\, a. [Gr. ?.] Passive; suffering.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Main Entry: path·ic
Pronunciation: 'path-ik
Function: noun
: CATAMITE
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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