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subrision

subrision noun: an act of smiling.

Noun

subrision (uncountable)

  1. (literary, rare) An act of smiling.
    • My Lycoris ſeeming to conceive the full force of this paſſionate diſtich with an amiable ſubriſion of countenance led me forward to a ſpot at no great diſtance called the iſland.1783 August, The European Magazine, and London Review, volume IV, London: […] John Fielding, page 110

Origin of subrision

Borrowed from Late Latin subrisio (“smile”), from Latin subrīdeō (“to smile”).

Questions about subrision

What does subrision mean?
Subrision means an act of smiling.
What part of speech is subrision?
Subrision is a noun.

Words near subrision in the dictionary

  1. subribosomes
  2. subrident
  3. subrigid
  4. subring
  5. subrings
  6. subrision
  7. subrisive
  8. subrisk
  9. subrisks
  10. SUBROC
  11. subrogate

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