Standard Lemma guide
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
noun
A unit of time, a division of a foot; a mora.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, phonology, prosody, sciences
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noun
A mark in paleography indicating metrical or other divisions.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A symbol in ancient art associated with the gods and resembling a Roman military standard.
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History
From Ancient Greek σημεῖον (sēmeîon, “a mark”).
