phys‧i‧og‧no‧my /ˌfɪziˈɒnəmi $ -ˈɑː-, -ˈɑːɡ-/
noun (
plural physiognomies)
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Date: 1200-1300;
Language: Old French;
Origin: phisonomie, from Late Latin physiognomonia, from Greek, from physis 'nature, appearance' + gnomon 'interpreter']
technical the general appearance of a person’s face
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