[ dʌɪ'gamə ]
■ noun the sixth letter of the early Greek alphabet (, ), probably pronounced as ‘w’.
Origin
C17: via L. from Gk, from di- 'twice' + gamma (because of the shape of the letter, resembling gamma (Γ) with an extra stroke).
[ dʌɪ'gamə ]
■ noun the sixth letter of the early Greek alphabet (, ), probably pronounced as ‘w’.
Origin
C17: via L. from Gk, from di- 'twice' + gamma (because of the shape of the letter, resembling gamma (Γ) with an extra stroke).
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004