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faune

faune is the alternative spelling of faun.

Meaning of faun

Noun

faun (plural fauns)

  1. (Roman) A woodland creature with pointed ears, legs, and short horns of a goat and a fondness for unrestrained revelry.
    Synonyms:
    satyr
  2. Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genus Faunis.

Forms of faune

pluralfaunes

Questions about faune

What is faune the alternative spelling of?
Faune is the alternative spelling of faun.

Words near faune in the dictionary

  1. Faunces
  2. faunch
  3. faunched
  4. faunches
  5. faunching
  6. faune
  7. faunes
  8. fauni
  9. faunic
  10. faunish
  11. faunist

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