Function: noun
Date: circa 1888
1 : a mark ' placed over some initial vowels in Greek to show that they are not aspirated (as in ε̍ κ ε ι̂ pronounced \ e- ' k ā \ )
2 : the absence of aspiration indicated by a mark '
Function: noun
Date: circa 1888
1 : a mark ' placed over some initial vowels in Greek to show that they are not aspirated (as in ε̍ κ ε ι̂ pronounced \ e- ' k ā \ )
2 : the absence of aspiration indicated by a mark '
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012