Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Good digestion.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Good digestion: opposed to dyspepsia.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Med.) Soundness of the nutritive or digestive organs; good concoction or digestion; -- opposed to
dyspepsia .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Good
digestion .
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[Greek, from eupeptos, eupeptic; see eupeptic.]
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From Ancient Greek εὔπεπτος ("easy of digestion").
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Examples
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For example, eucharist, eupepsia, eulogy... they are all good things.
Archive 2009-08-01 Jerine 2009
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For example, eucharist, eupepsia, eulogy... they are all good things.
YOU CAN NEVER BE TOO OLD Jerine 2009
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The patron saint of its Chief is St. Pancreas and his eupepsia is reflected in his subordinates.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 159, December 1, 1920 Various 1898
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