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German
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Etymology
From Middle High German antlitze, from Old High German antlizzi, from Proto-West Germanic *andawliti, from Proto-Germanic *andawlitją. Compare Swedish anlete.
Pronunciation
Noun
Antlitz n (strong, genitive Antlitzes, plural Antlitze)
- (higher register, now chiefly poetic) face, countenance, visage
- Synonyms: Gesicht, Angesicht, (pejorative) Visage, (coarse) Fresse
1827, Heinrich Heine, Buch der Lieder [Book of Songs], Hamburg: Hoffmann und Campe:Ich stand in dunkeln Träumen / Und starrte ihr Bildnis an, / Und das geliebte Antlitz / Heimlich zu leben begann.- I stood in dark dreams, / And stared at her portrait, / And the beloved face / Secretly began to live.
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