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- adjective dispelling
shadows
Etymologies
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Ultimately from Ancient Greek σκιά (skia, "shadow") + λύσις ("loosening").
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whichbe commented on the word scialytic
Dispelling shadows. (from Phrontistery)
May 23, 2008
reesetee commented on the word scialytic
And here I thought it meant "one who has sciatica."
May 23, 2008
jaime_d commented on the word scialytic
"And in a shatter and jig of scialytic prism-fall quiet women. . ." "Fifty-seven Views of Fujiyama" by Guy Davenport
January 19, 2010