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-phany
a combining form occurring in loanwords from Greek, meaning “appearance,” “manifestation” (epiphany); used in the formation of compound words (Christophany; Satanophany).
Origin:
< Greek -phania, akin to phaínesthai to appear
< Greek -phania, akin to phaínesthai to appear
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-phany
is always a great word to know.
So is gobo. Does it mean:
| a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare. |
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
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| -phany | |
| —n combining form | |
| indicating a manifestation: theophany | |
| [from Greek -phania, from phainein to show; see | |
| -phanous | |
| —adj combining form | |
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