Acute

"Acute" in Greek

οξύς

oxýs

(intense, sensitive, sharp — see also intense, sensitive, sharp)

οξύς

oxýs

((geometry) of an angle: less than 90 degrees)

οξύς

oxýs

((medicine) of a short-lived condition)

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