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EPILEPTIC
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A person who has epilepsy
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("epileptic" is a kind of...):
diseased person; sick person; sufferer (a person suffering from an illness)
Derivation:
epileptic (of or relating to or characteristic of epilepsy)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or relating to or characteristic of epilepsy
Example:
epileptic seizure
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
epilepsy (a disorder of the central nervous system characterized by loss of consciousness and convulsions)
Derivation:
epilepsy (a disorder of the central nervous system characterized by loss of consciousness and convulsions)
epileptic (a person who has epilepsy)
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