/ daɪˈæfənəs; NAmE / adjective
( formal ) ( of cloth ) so light and fine that you can almost see through it
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WORD ORIGIN
early 17th cent.: from medieval Latin diaphanus , from Greek diaphanēs , from dia through + phainein to show.
/ daɪˈæfənəs; NAmE / adjective
( formal ) ( of cloth ) so light and fine that you can almost see through it
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WORD ORIGIN
early 17th cent.: from medieval Latin diaphanus , from Greek diaphanēs , from dia through + phainein to show.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005