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archaic smile

noun
/ɑːˌkeɪɪk ˈsmaɪl/UK/ɑɹˌkeɪɪk ˈsmaɪl/US

Etymology

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

  1. derived from *smey-✻ — “to laugh, be glad, wonder”
  2. derived from *smilāną✻ — “to smile”
  3. derived from *smilēn✻
  4. derived from smielēn
  5. derived from smielen
  6. derived from *smîlen✻ — “to smile”
  7. inherited from smilen — “to smile”
  8. compounded as archaic smile — “archaic + smile”

Definitions

  1. A smiling facial expression commonly found on Greek statues of the Archaic period (circa…

    A smiling facial expression commonly found on Greek statues of the Archaic period (circa 700–500 B.C.E.).

The neighborhood

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