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Headword:
Σαρδάνιος
γέλως
Adler number: sigma,123
Translated headword: sardonic laughter
Vetting Status: high
Translation: [Laughter] which is pretended. They say that it is called this from showing the teeth [σεσηρέναι ].
Greek Original:Σαρδάνιος γέλως: ὁ προσποίητος. καλεῖσθαι δὲ αὐτὸν ἀπὸ τοῦ σεσηρέναι τοῖς ὀδοῦσι φασίν.
Note:
The expression is explained more fully at
sigma 124.
Translated by: Catharine Roth on 28 November 2004@22:51:06.
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