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==English==
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===Etymology===
{{root|en|ine-pro|*ḱel- (cover)}}
Borrowed from {{bor|en|la|supercilium||eyebrow; brow, ridge; pride, arrogance}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|en|/ˌs(j)uː.pəˈsɪl.i.əm/|a=RP}}
* {{IPA|en|/ˌsu.pɚˈsɪl.i.əm/|a=GA}}
* {{rhymes|en|ɪliəm|s=5}}

===Noun===
{{en-noun|supercilia}}

# {{lb|en|anatomy|rare}} The [[eyebrow]] {{gloss|arch of hair above each eye}}.
## The region of the [[eyebrow]]s.
## {{lb|en|skeleton}} The [[overhang]]ing [[margin]] of a [[bony]] [[cavity]] (as of the [[acetabulum]]).
## {{lb|en|zoology}} A [[superciliary]] marking or structure, especially in a [[bird]].
# {{lb|en|architecture|[[classical]]}} The narrow [[fillet]] above the [[cymatium]] of a [[cornice]].
## A [[fillet]] above and below the [[scotia]] of an [[Attic]] [[base]].
## The [[lintel]] or [[transverse]] part of a [[door frame]].
# {{lb|en|rare|humorous}} [[superciliousness|Superciliousness]], [[haughtiness]]; an instance of this, a [[supercilious]] [[demeanor]].

====Translations====
{{trans-see|arch of hair|eyebrow}}

{{trans-top|region of the eyebrows}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|silmäkulma}}
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===References===
* {{R:Lexico}}
* {{R:MWO}}

==Latin==

===Etymology===
{{root|la|ine-pro|*ḱel- (cover)}}
From {{af|la|super-|cilium|t1=above, over|t2=an eyelid}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{la-IPA}}

===Noun===
{{la-noun|supercilium<2>}}

# {{lb|la|anatomy|usually|in the plural}} The [[eyebrow]].
## The [[prominent]] part of a thing, the [[brow]], [[ridge]], [[summit]].
# The [[nod]], the [[will]].
# [[pride|Pride]], [[haughtiness]], [[arrogance]], [[sternness]], [[superciliousness]].

====Inflection====
{{la-ndecl|supercilium<2>}}

====Descendants====
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* {{desc|rup|sprindzeanã}}
* {{desc|ca|sobrecella}}
* {{desc|co|sopracigliu}}
* {{desc|fr|sourcil}}
* {{desc|fur|sorecee}}
* {{desc|it|sopracciglio}}
* {{desc|nrf|soucile}}
* {{desc|oc|subrecilha}}
* {{desctree|roa-opt|sobrencelha}}
* {{desc|ro|sprânceană}}
* {{desc|rm|survantscheglia}}
* {{desc|scn|supraccigghiu}}
* {{desc|es|sobreceja}}, {{desc|es|sobrecejo|nolb=1}}
* Borrowings:
** {{desc|en|supercilium|bor=1}}
** {{desc|pt|supercílio|bor=1}}
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===References===
* {{R:L&S}}
* {{R:Elementary Lewis}}
* {{R:du Cange}}
* {{R:Gaffiot}}

{{cln|la|terms suffixed with -ium}}

{{C|la|Eye}}