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noun
Synonym of freckle.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: dermatology, medicine, pathology, sciences
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Synonyms: freckle
Antonyms: none provided
History
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).
