fisionomia
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Italian
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek φυσιογνωμονία (phusiognōmonía, “the science or art of judging a man by his features”), from φύσις (phúsis, “physique, appearance”) + γνώμων (gnṓmōn, “one that knows or examines, an interpreter, discerner”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]fisionomia f (plural fisionomie)
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Late Latin physiognōmia, from Ancient Greek φυσιογνωμία (phusiognōmía), variant of φυσιογνωμονία (phusiognōmonía, “the science or art of judging a man by his features”), from φύσις (phúsis, “physique, appearance”) + γνώμων (gnṓmōn, “one that knows or examines, an interpreter, discerner”).
Pronunciation
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- Hyphenation: fi‧si‧o‧no‧mi‧a
Noun
[edit]fisionomia f (plural fisionomias)
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