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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
-lepsy, 
  1. a combining form meaning "seizure,'' used in the formation of compound words:epilepsy.
  • Greek -lēpsia, equivalent. to lêps(is) a seizure (lēp- variant stem of lambánein to seize + -sis -sis) + -ia -y3
  • combining form representing Neo-Latin -lēpsia

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
-lepsy, (sometimes) -lepsia n combining form
  1. indicating a seizure or attack: catalepsy
Etymology: from New Latin -lepsia, from Greek, from lēpsis a seizure, from lambanein to seize-leptic adj combining form
'-lepsy' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
narcolepsy - neuroleptic - organoleptic

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