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faun
[ fawn ]
/ fɔn /
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noun Classical Mythology.
one of a class of rural deities represented as men with the ears, horns, tail, and later also the hind legs of a goat.
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Origin of faun
OTHER WORDS FROM faun
faunlike, adjectiveWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH faun
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British Dictionary definitions for faun
faun
/ (fɔːn) /
noun
(in Roman legend) a rural deity represented as a man with a goat's ears, horns, tail, and hind legs
Derived forms of faun
faunlike, adjectiveWord Origin for faun
C14: back formation from Faunes (plural), from Latin Faunus
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