личина

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Russian

Etymology

лик (lik) +‎ -ина (-ina)

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Noun

личи́на (ličínaf inan (genitive личи́ны, nominative plural личи́ны, genitive plural личи́н, diminutive личи́нка)

  1. (dated) mask
  2. (figurative, derogatory) pretense, disguise
  3. scutcheon, keyplate

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Further reading

  • личина in Большой толковый словарь, editor-in-chief С. А. Кузнецов – hosted at gramota.ru