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visage

/ˈvɪzədʒ/VIH-zuhj
/ˈvɪzədʒ/VIH-zuhj

Meaninga face, a look

Common meaning: the face

Journey through time

  1. Frenchvisage‘the visage, face, look’source
  2. Middle Englishvisagesource
  3. Englishvisage‘the face’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on French visage ‘a face, a look’.

Roots

  • visage French “a face, a look”

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