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chirapsia

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English

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Etymology

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From New Latin, from Ancient Greek χειραψίᾱ (kheirapsíā, “massage”), from χείρ (kheír, “hand”) + ἅψις (hápsis, “contact, touching”), from ἅπτω (háptō, “to touch”).[1]

Noun

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chirapsia (uncountable)

  1. massage as a form of therapy

References

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  1. ^ “chirapsia”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

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