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Definitions

Adjective

1. 1
   Having wavy hair. not-comparable

   "The hair is cymotrichous: one had flat wavy hair, in 19 it was very wavy, and in 7 it was markedly curly."

Example

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"The hair is cymotrichous: one had flat wavy hair, in 19 it was very wavy, and in 7 it was markedly curly."

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κῦμα (kûma, “wave”) + Ancient Greek τριχ- (trikh-), stem of θρίξ (thríx, “hair”), + English -ous.

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