noun
Meaning 1
baryta
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dated
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Meaning relationships
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Standard Lemma guide
baria
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/ˈbɛəɹi.ə/
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rhymes with -ɛəɹi.ə
noun
Meaning 2
An Ancient Greek pitch-marking diacritic: ⟨ ` ⟩; written atop vowels, it denotes normal or low pitch.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: communications, journalism, literature, media, orthography, publishing, typography, writing
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History
Etymology
From barium + -a; compare strontia.
Borrowed from Ancient Greek βαρεῖα (bareîa).