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myopia

Syllabification: (my·o·pi·a)
Pronunciation: /mīˈōpēə/

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Definition of myopia

noun

  • nearsightedness.
  • lack of imagination, foresight, or intellectual insight:historians have been censured for their myopia in treating modern science as a western phenomenon

Origin:

early 18th century: modern Latin, from late Greek muōpia, from Greek muōps (see myope)

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