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Added 8 October 2026

psyche

/ˈsaɪ.ki/ noun

Latin root: psychē Wiktionary

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about psyche at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

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

noun

Abbreviation of psychology.

interjection

Alternative form of psych.

verb

Alternative form of psych.

Origin

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

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