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adj
Having the consonant s added to the root in order to form a tense or case stem.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: asigmatic
adj
Relating to sigmatics.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
From the name of the letter s in Greek, Ancient Greek σῖγμᾰ (sîgmă) (stem σῑ́γμᾰτ- (sī́gmăt-)) + -ic.
Across languages
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