cathartique

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French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Learned borrowing from New Latin catharticus, from Ancient Greek καθαρτικός (kathartikós).

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /ka.taʁ.tik/
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Adjective[edit]

cathartique (plural cathartiques)

(medicine) cathartic
(literary) cathartic
Synonyms: purificateur, libérateur

Related terms[edit]

catharsis

Descendants[edit]

→ Romanian: cathartic

Further reading[edit]

“cathartique”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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