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archaic smile

Syllables: ar·cha·ic smileUK/ɑːˌkeɪ.ɪk ˈsmaɪl//ɑɹˌkeɪ.ɪk ˈsmaɪl/

archaic smile noun: a smiling facial expression commonly found on Greek statues of the Archaic period (9th–5th century BCE).

archaic smile: a smiling facial expression commonly found on Greek statues of the Archaic period (9th–5th century...
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Noun

archaic smile (plural archaic smiles)

  1. (Ancient-Greek, historical, sculpture) A smiling facial expression commonly found on Greek statues of the Archaic period (9th–5th century BCE).

Forms of archaic smile

pluralarchaic smiles

Origin of archaic smile

Endocentric compound of archaic + smile, referring to the Archaic period of Ancient Greek art.

Questions about archaic smile

What does archaic smile mean?
Archaic smile means a smiling facial expression commonly found on Greek statues of the Archaic period (9th–5th century BCE).
What part of speech is archaic smile?
Archaic smile is a noun.
How do you pronounce archaic smile?
Archaic smile is pronounced /ɑːˌkeɪ.ɪk ˈsmaɪl/ (UK).
What is the plural of archaic smile?
The plural of archaic smile is archaic smiles.

Words near archaic smile in the dictionary

  1. archaic
  2. Archaic Chinese
  3. Archaic Egyptian
  4. Archaic Greek
  5. Archaic Latin
  6. archaic smile
  7. archaic smiles
  8. archaical
  9. archaically
  10. archaicise
  11. archaicised

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