επιφάνεια

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Greek[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἐπιφάνεια (epipháneia) with semantic loan from French superficie and surface.[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /e.piˈfa.ni.a/
  • Hyphenation: ε‧πι‧φά‧νει‧α

Noun[edit]

επιφάνεια (epifáneiaf (plural επιφάνειες)

  1. surface (the overside or up-side of a flat object such as a table, or of a liquid)
  2. surface (the outside hull of a tangible object)
  3. (figuratively) surface (outward or external appearance)

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References[edit]

  1. ^ επιφάνειαΛεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.

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