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Sound
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name
Any of several figures from Greek mythology
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Greek
Topics: human-sciences, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences
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noun
A device, curved stroke, or flourish formed with a pen, coming at the end of a book or chapter; a colophon. For example: ⸎, ۞.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: media, printing, publishing
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noun
The conclusion of something; the end of something.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively, obsolete, rare
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noun
A character similar to an apostrophe or the smooth breathing written atop or next to a non–word-initial vowel retained from the second word which formed a contraction resulting from crasis; see the usage note.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Ancient-Greek
Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
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History
From Ancient Greek Κορωνίς (Korōnís).
From the Latin corōnis, from the Ancient Greek κορωνίς (korōnís, “crasis coronis”, “editorial coronis”); cognate with the French coronis.
Across languages
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