DIESIS


Meaning of DIESIS in English

[di.esis] n, pl di.eses [prob. fr. It, sharp (in music), symbol for a sharp, fr. ML, quarter tone, fr. L, fr. Gk, fr. diienai to send through, fr. dia- + hienai to send--more at jet] (ca. 1706): double dagger

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