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lepto

1

[ lep-toh ]

noun

, Informal.


lepto-

2
  1. a combining form meaning “thin,” “fine,” “slight,” used in the formation of compound words:

    leptophyllous.

lepto-

combining_form

  1. fine, slender, or slight

    leptosome

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of lepto1

By shortening

Origin of lepto2

< Greek lepto-, combining form of leptós thin, slight, fine, literally, stripped, equivalent to lép ( ein ) to strip + -tos adj. suffix
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Word History and Origins

Origin of lepto1

from Greek leptos thin, literally: peeled, from lepein to peel
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Example Sentences

Purulent lepto-meningitis is usually accompanied by encephalitis.

All the forms have the same life-history as the lepto forms of that group, so that there is no longer any trace of sexual organs.

This is usually associated with a spreading lepto-meningitis, the symptoms of which predominate.

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Leptis Magnaleptocephalic