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pyknic

Pronunciation: /ˈpɪknɪk/

Definition of pyknic

adjective

Anthropology
  • relating to or denoting a stocky physique with a rounded body and head, thickset trunk, and a tendency to fat.

Origin:

1920s: from Greek puknos 'thick' + -ic. The word was first used by the German psychiatrist, Ernst Kretschmer (1888–1964), in his tripartite classification of human types (the other two being asthenic and athletic)

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Definition of pyknic in the US English dictionary