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histrionic

adj.
US //ˌhɪstɹiˈɑnɪk// UK //hˌɪstɹɪˈɒnɪk// histri·on·ic
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Origin

Borrowed from Late Latin histriōnicus (“pertaining to acting; scurrilous, shameful; wretched”), from Latin histriōnicus (“pertaining to acting and the theatre”), from histriō (“actor, player”) + -icus (suffix meaning ‘of or pertaining to’). By surface analysis, histrion + -ic.

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