πρόσχημα

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Greek

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek πρόσχημα (próskhēma).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈpɾo.sçi.ma/
  • Hyphenation: πρό‧σχη‧μα

Noun

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πρόσχημα (próschiman (plural προσχήματα)

  1. pretext, pretense (a false, contrived, or assumed purpose or reason)
    Synonym: πρόφαση f (prófasi)

Declension

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Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ πρόσχημα”, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998