frenzy
/fˈɹenzi/FREN-zee
/fˈɹɛnzi/FREN-zee
Meaninga mind gone wild
Common meaning: wild excitement
- frenthe midriff; the mindLiddell & Scott, Greek-English Lexicon (1883), p. 1692 · scan
- zynoun ending (from Greek -sis)
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Built on Greek φρήν ‘the midriff; the mind’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Liddell & Scott, Greek-English Lexicon (1883), entry φρήν, p. 1692 · dictionary scan
Roots
- φρήν, φρενός Greek “the midriff; the mind”
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