"bifrons" meaning in All languages combined

See bifrons on Wiktionary

Adjective [Français]

IPA: \bi.fʁɔ̃\, \bi.fʁɔ̃\ Audio: Prononciation_bifrons.ogg Forms: bifront
Rhymes: \ʁɔ̃\
  1. Qualifie une statue ou un buste à deux visages opposés.
    Sense id: fr-bifrons-fr-adj-hA9yd0FY Categories (other): Exemples en français, Lexique en français de la sculpture
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations: bifronte (Italien)

Noun [Français]

IPA: \bi.fʁɔ̃\
  1. Statue ou buste à deux visages opposés. Tags: rare
    Sense id: fr-bifrons-fr-noun-maraJfuY Categories (other): Exemples en français, Lexique en français de la sculpture, Termes rares en français
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated

Adjective [Latin]

Forms: bifrontēs [plural, masculine, nominative], bifrontēs [plural, feminine, nominative], bifrontia [plural, neuter, nominative], bifrontēs [plural, masculine, vocative], bifrontēs [plural, feminine, vocative], bifrontia [plural, neuter, vocative], bifrontem [singular, masculine, accusative], bifrontem [singular, feminine, accusative], bifrontēs [plural, masculine, accusative], bifrontēs [plural, feminine, accusative], bifrontia [plural, neuter, accusative], bifrontis [singular, masculine, genitive], bifrontis [singular, feminine, genitive], bifrontis [singular, neuter, genitive], bifrontium [plural, masculine, genitive], bifrontium [plural, feminine, genitive], bifrontium [plural, neuter, genitive], bifrontī [singular, masculine, dative], bifrontī [singular, feminine, dative], bifrontī [singular, neuter, dative], bifrontibus [plural, masculine, dative], bifrontibus [plural, feminine, dative], bifrontibus [plural, neuter, dative], bifrontī [singular, masculine, ablative], bifrontī [singular, feminine, ablative], bifrontī [singular, neuter, ablative], bifrontibus [plural, masculine, ablative], bifrontibus [plural, feminine, ablative], bifrontibus [plural, neuter, ablative]
  1. Bifrons.
    Sense id: fr-bifrons-la-adj-hr2uXu73 Categories (other): Wiktionnaire:Exemples manquants en latin
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: anceps, bifax

Alternative forms

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        "Bifrons."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "anceps"
    },
    {
      "word": "bifax"
    }
  ],
  "word": "bifrons"
}

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