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lentigo

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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  • General-American: /lɛnˈtaɪɡoʊ/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /lɛnˈtaɪɡəʊ/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

A brown pigmented spot on the skin.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: medicine, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a small brownish spot (of the pigment melanin) on the skin

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: freckle

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: macule, macula

History

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin lentīgo. Earliest attestation as Late Middle English lentigines (plural).