-phany

English dictionary entry

Meanings

suffix
  1. Concerning a manifestation or (first) appearance.

Word forms

-phany

Etymology

From Ancient Greek φαίνω (phaínō, “I shine, appear”), modelled after terms such as ἐπιφάνεια (epipháneia, “divine manifestation, epiphany”).

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