semeion

English

Etymology

Ancient Greek [Term?] (“a mark”)

Noun

semeion (plural semeia)

  1. (prosody) In ancient prosody, the unit of time: one of the two divisions of a foot.
  2. A mark in paleography indicating metrical or other divisions.
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