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Definition of cataleptic adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

cataleptic

adjective
 
/ˌkætəˈleptɪk/
 
/ˌkætəˈleptɪk/
[only before noun] (medical)
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  1. causing somebody to become stiff and unconscious for a short time
    • a cataleptic fit
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noun
 
 
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