"Giocondan" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more Giocondan [comparative], most Giocondan [superlative]
Etymology: From Italian Gioconda + -n. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Gioconda|n|lang1=it}} Italian Gioconda + -n Head templates: {{en-adj}} Giocondan (comparative more Giocondan, superlative most Giocondan)
  1. (rare) Resembling or characteristic of the Mona Lisa. Tags: rare Synonyms: Mona Lisan
    Sense id: en-Giocondan-en-adj-F4wvPjLv Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -n

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