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Definition of Digamma
1. n. A letter (&?;, &?;) of the Greek alphabet, which early fell into disuse.
Definition of Digamma
1. Noun. Letter of the Old Greek alphabet: ?, ? ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Digamma
1. a Greek letter [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Digamma
Literary usage of Digamma
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Classical World by Classical Association of the Atlantic States (1908)
"Omitting minor details, such as case endings and forms, the most striking
divergences from the traditional text are the attempted restoration of the digamma ..."
2. A Grammar of the Homeric Dialect by David Binning Monro (1891)
"digamma. The reason may be found (as Hartel thinks*) in the nature of the ...
The digamma. 388.] In seeking to arrive at general conclusions as to the rules ..."
3. Grammar of the Greek Language, for the Use of High Schools and Colleges by Raphael Kühner, Bela Bates Edwards (1844)
"digamma or Labial Breathing F. p.) 1. The Greek language had originally, in
addition to the Spiritus Asper J, and the Lingual Breathing o-, ..."
4. Homerica, Emendations and Elucidations of the Odyssey by Thomas Leyden Agar (1908)
"... that it supplies a far easier and more satisfactory solution than any hitherto
suggested, of the apparent disregard of the digamma in several other ..."
5. Mithridates Minor, Or, An Essay on Language by Henry Welsford (1848)
"THE ^EOLIC digamma. " There shall thou hear and learn the secret power Of harmony,
in tones and numbers hit By voice or hand: and various-measured verse, ..."
6. Greek Verbs, Irregular and Defective: Their Forms, Meaning and Quantity by William Veitch (1866)
"Besides, we think both forms may be correct, and may have coexisted—the former
the older representing its appearance at an earlier stage when the digamma ..."
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