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noun 
  1. (gnosticism) In gnostic theologian Valentinus' triadic grouping of man the highest type; a person focused on spiritual reality (the other two being hylic and psychic).
Translations: 
    adjective 
    1. Of, or related to air or other gases
    2. Of, or related to pneumatics
    3. Powered by, or filled with compressed air
    4. (zoology) Having cavities filled with air
    5. Spiritual; Of, or related to the pneuma
    6. (context, of a woman) well-rounded; full-breasted; bouncy (especially during sex)
    "Every one says I'm awfully pneumatic," said Lenina reflectively, patting her own legs. - Aldous Huxley - Brave New World (chapter 6)
    Translations: 
      Etymology: From pneumaticus, from pneumatikos.


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