faiyum

Fai·yum

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [fahy-yoom]
- /faɪˈyum/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [fahy-yoom]
- /faɪˈyum/

Definitions of faiyum word

noun faiyum Faiyum (def 2). 1
adjective faiyum pertaining to or designating a style of portrait painting developed in Egypt under Roman rule, examples of which have been found principally in Faiyum dating from the 2nd and 3rd centuries a.d., characterized chiefly by the frontality of the head, the modeling of form, and emphasis on the eyes. 1
noun faiyum city in N Egypt, just west of the Nile: pop. 213,000 0

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Parts of speech for Faiyum

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adjective

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faiyum popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 78% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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