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noun
The letter Ϳϳ, an uncommon variant of Jj used in Greek linguistics.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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verb
To unite closely; to fasten; to rivet.
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Usage: dialectal
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History
From Greek γιοτ (giot), from German Jot. Doublet of iota.
Probably from an alteration of yet, yote (“to melt, weld”). More at yet, yote.
