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epiphanette

epiphanette noun: a small epiphanylike realization or insight.

Noun

epiphanette (plural epiphanettes)

  1. (countable) A small epiphanylike realization or insight.
    • ... I would begin with some grand epiphanette like, "KC and The Sunshine Band wasn't as bad as you think," ...1991 Tom Maurstad, from a review of "The Best of KC and The Sunshine Band" in Dallas Morning News, republished in The Charlotte Observer, "The Week in Reviews," Sun, Jan 06, 1991, page 98
    • ... I had a small insight. An epiphanette, if you will.2006 July 10, Jay Lake, “A brief mediation on etiquette”, in LiveJournal
    Synonyms:
    minipiphany

Synonyms of epiphanette

  • minipiphany

Forms of epiphanette

pluralepiphanettes

Origin of epiphanette

From epiphany + -ette. First use in print may be by Tom Maurstad in a music review in early 1991.

Questions about epiphanette

What does epiphanette mean?
Epiphanette means a small epiphanylike realization or insight.
What part of speech is epiphanette?
Epiphanette is a noun.
What is the plural of epiphanette?
The plural of epiphanette is epiphanettes.

Words near epiphanette in the dictionary

  1. epiphallus
  2. epiphanal
  3. epiphanally
  4. Epiphaneia
  5. Epiphanes
  6. epiphanette
  7. epiphanettes
  8. Epiphania
  9. epiphanic
  10. epiphanically
  11. epiphanies

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