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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesmasque
Pronunciation / Transliteration: mask
"Les masques ont dansé toute la nuit."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A person who wears a mask, especially at a masquerade or festive gathering.
"The grand ballroom filled with mysterious maskers concealing their identities." - 2
A substance, device, or signal used to obscure, hide, or acoustically cover another phenomenon.
"A white noise masker is often used in offices to improve speech privacy."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Deriving from the verb 'mask' combined with the agent suffix '-er', the term originates from Middle French and Italian roots ('masque' and 'maschera') dating back to the 16th century. Historically used to describe participants in masquerades, its modern technical applications extend into acoustics, electronics, and biochemistry.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Masker" is said worldwide
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masque
Transliteration: mask
"Les masques ont dansé toute la nuit."
Maskierter
Transliteration: mah-steer-ter
"Die Maskierten feierten den Karneval."
mascherato
Transliteration: mas-ke-ra-to
"Il mascherato ha tenuto nascosta la sua identità."
enmascarado
Transliteration: en-mas-ca-ra-do
"El enmascarado saludó a la multitud."
mascarado
Transliteration: mas-ka-ra-du
"O mascarado entrou sorrateiramente na festa."
नकाबपोश
Transliteration: nakabposh
"नकाबपोश ने अपनी पहचान छिपाई।"
戴面具者
Transliteration: dài miànjù zhě
"舞会上有许多戴面具者。"
가면을 쓴 사람
Transliteration: gamyeoneul sseun saram
"가면을 쓴 사람들이 파티를 즐겼습니다."
仮面劇の参加者
Transliteration: kamen-geki no sanka-sha
"仮面をつけた参加者が会場に集まった。"
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