Etymology

cyprine

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Today it means: Of or pertaining to the cypress. Full definition →

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cyprine · adjective1

From cypress + -ine.

cyprine · noun2

From Latin cyprium (“copper”) + English -ine.

cyprine · adjective, noun3

From Latin cyprīnus (“a species of carp”) + English -ine.

cyprine · noun4

Ultimately from Ancient Greek κύπρις (kúpris, “an epithet of Aphrodite”) + -ine.

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