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  [fri-net-ik] /frɪˈnɛt ɪk/ adjective, Also, phrenetical 1. . 2. filled with extreme excitement; fanatic; frenzied. noun 3. a phrenetic person. /frɪˈnɛtɪk/ adjective 1. an obsolete spelling of frenetic adj. late 14c., from Old French frenetike “mad, crazy” (13c.), from Latin phreneticus, from Greek phren “diaphragm, heart, mind” (see phreno-). A doublet of frantic. phrenetic phre·net·ic […]

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  phreni- pref. Variant of phreno-.

• Phrenic

  [fren-ik] /ˈfrɛn ɪk/ adjective 1. Anatomy. of or relating to the diaphragm. 2. Physiology. relating to the mind or mental activity. /ˈfrɛnɪk/ adjective 1. 2. (obsolete) of or relating to the mind adj. “pertaining to the diaphragm,” 1704, from Modern Latin phrenicus, from Greek phren “diaphragm, mind” (see phreno-) + -ic. phrenic phren·ic (frěn’ĭk, frē’nĭk) […]

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