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apopemptic

apo·pemp·tic

uncommon obsolete

adjective

1.

addressed to one who is departing

  • “apopemptic hymns”

Origin

From Ancient Greek ἀποπεμπτικός (apopemptikós, “pertaining to sending away”), from ἀπό (apó, “from, away”) + πέμπω (pémpō, “to send”).

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