diaphane
Meanings
noun
- Something transparent.
- A woven silk stuff with transparent and colored figures.
- Essence or nature as encapsulated in a mental construct.
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Etymology
From Middle French diaphane, from Medieval Latin diaphanus (“diaphanous”), from Ancient Greek διαφανής (diaphanḗs), from δια- (dia-, “through”) and φαίνω (phaínō, “show”); by surface analysis, dia- + -phane.
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