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Fancy

Inclined to like or love something, or resembling an ornamental or decorative object.

Meaning and origin

From the English word fancy, which derives from Middle English fantasie through Norman French and Latin from Greek phaino meaning to show or appear.

How to pronounce Fancy

English (US)FAN-see

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