/ˈprəʊfaɪl/
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Translation
The shape of a face seen from the side; also a short description of a person, for example on a website.
Word origin
From Italian profilo, an outline drawing, from profilare, to draw in outline, from Latin filum, a thread.
- Origin
- Italian
- Root
- profilo
- English cognates
- file
Grammar
Gender
Pluralprofiles
Examples
's .
"In profile" means seen from the side.
updated .
On websites, your profile is your page about yourself.
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Here a profile is a short article describing a person.
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