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hypostatic

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[hahy-puh-stat-ik] / ˌhaɪ pəˈstæt ɪk /
Also hypostatical

adjective

  1. of or relating to a hypostasis; fundamental.

  2. Theology. pertaining to or constituting a distinct personal being or substance.

  3. Medicine/Medical. being in a condition of hypostasis.

  4. Genetics. (of a nonallelic gene) masked by another gene.

Other Word Forms

  • hypostatically adverb
  • nonhypostatic adjective
  • nonhypostatical adjective
  • nonhypostatically adverb

Etymology

Origin of hypostatic

1670–80; < Greek hypostatikós pertaining to substance, equivalent to hypostat ( ós ) placed under, giving support ( hypo- hypo- + sta- stand + -tos verbal adjective suffix) + -ikos -ic

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