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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024a•cat•a•lep•sy (ā kat′l ep′sē),USA pronunciation n. [Philos.]- Philosophyan ancient Skeptical view that no more than probable knowledge is available to human beings.
- Greek akatalēpsía, equivalent. to akatalēpt(eîn) to not comprehend (verb, verbal derivative of akatálēptos incomprehensible, ungraspable; see a-6, catalepsy) + -ia -ia
- Medieval Latin acatalēpsia)
- 1595–1605; (
a•cat•a•lep•tic (ā kat′l ep′tik),USA pronunciation n., adj. |