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-phane

  1. a combining form occurring in the names of substances, especially minerals, that seem like or have the qualities of that named by the initial element.

    collophane, hydrophane.



-phane

combining form

  1. indicating something resembling a specified substance

    cellophane

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of -phane1

< Greek -󲹲ŧ, adjective derivative of íԱٳ󲹾 to seem, appear; allophane ( def. ), -phany
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Word History and Origins

Origin of -phane1

from Greek phainein to shine, (in passive) appear
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Example Sentences

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Stéphane Louvard created the crookie almost a year and a half ago when he came up with the idea of putting cookie dough into a croissant and then baking it again.

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“To respond to this highly transmissible variant, Moderna will continue to rapidly advance an Omicron-specific booster candidate into clinical testing in case it becomes necessary in the future,” said Stéphane Bancel, Moderna’s chief executive officer.

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Morice thereupon wrote a series of highly florid descriptions and poems, inspired by Gauguin's pictures, in a style strongly tinged with the influence of St�phane Mallarm�.

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A sad tale is told of Maximilien and Str�phane.

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Stéphane Thefo, a specialist at Interpol who handles international art-theft investigations, expressed doubt that one person could have pulled off the heist, even if only one person was caught on camera.

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