Ephelis

//ɪˈfi.lɪs// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Synonym of freckle.

Etymology

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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