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Meaning of pyknic | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR B1

/ˈpɪknɪk/

Definitions

short and stout; endomorphic

Examples

“For example, in the demographic profile published by the Direktorat Bina Masyarakat Terasing (1990), the surveyed populations are each typologized according to a seemingly scientific code relating to such characteristics as: F Bodily characteristics (F₁ Generally athletic, tall, upstanding / F₂ Generally pyknic, slender, medium / F₃ Generally short, fat, small)[…]”

CEFR level

B1

Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

See also

pyknocytotic pyknoleptic pyknomorphic pyknotic pyknotized pylangial