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עיפרון. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word
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Hebrew
Etymology
Coined by Joseph Klausner from the word עֹפֶרֶת (ʕop̄ɛ́rɛṯ, oféret, “lead”), by analogy with German Bleistift and French plombagine.
Pronunciation
Noun
עיפרון / עִפָּרוֹן • ('iparón) m (plural indefinite עֶפְרוֹנוֹת, singular construct עֶפְרוֹן־, plural construct עֶפְרוֹנוֹת־)
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