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SPHINGINE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does sphingine mean?
• SPHINGINE (adjective)
The adjective SPHINGINE has 1 sense:
1. resembling a sphinx
Familiarity information: SPHINGINE used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Resembling a sphinx
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Context example:
a sphingine smile
Pertainym:
sphinx (one of a number of large stone statues with the body of a lion and the head of a man that were built by the ancient Egyptians)
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