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proprioceptive

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

Of or pertaining to proprioception.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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adjective

Meaning 2

of or relating to proprioception

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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History

Etymology

Coined by English neurophysiologist Charles Sherrington in 1906, originally in the spelling proprio-ceptive, from proprius + clipped receptive.