διαφωτισμός

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Greek

Etymology

Learnedly from διαφωτίζω (diafotízo) +‎ -μός (-mós), a calque of German Aufklärung.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ði.a.fo.tiˈzmos/
  • Hyphenation: δι‧α‧φω‧τι‧σμός

Noun

διαφωτισμός (diafotismósm

  1. enlightenment

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References

  1. ^ διαφωτισμός, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής , Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language