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noun
name
Freq #57917
Meanings
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noun
A person's appearance, manner, or facial expression, especially as a sign of mood or character.
He greeted us with a calm and dignified mien.
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Etymology
From French mine (“appearance”) (whence also Danish mine and German Miene), perhaps from Breton min (“face of an animal”), or from Latin minio (“to redden”).
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