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psyche

Pronunciation: /ˈsaɪ.ki/

The English word “psyche” has 3 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. The human soul, mind, or spirit.
  2. The human mind as the central force in thought, emotion, and behavior of an individual.
  3. A small white butterfly, Leptosia nina, family Pieridae, of Asia and Australasia.

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin psychē, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek ψυχή (psukhḗ, “soul”).

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