πρόσοψη

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Greek

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek πρόσοψις (prósopsis) + -ψη (-psi).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈpɾo.so.psi/
  • Hyphenation: πρό‧σο‧ψη

Noun

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πρόσοψη (prósopsif (plural προσόψεις)

  1. facade, front, frontage (the face of a building, especially the front view or elevation)
  2. facade, front (a deceptive or insincere outward appearance)

Declension

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References

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

Further reading

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