Ephelis
//ɪˈfi.lɪs// noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
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Noun
- 1 Synonym of freckle.
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Borrowed from Latin ephēlis, from Ancient Greek ἔφηλῐς (éphēlĭs, “a freckle”), from ἐπ- (ep-, “upon, over, epi-”) + ἥλῐος (hḗlĭos, “the sun”) + -ῐς (-ĭs, nominal suffix).
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