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episemon

episemon noun: an insignia or some other distinguishing symbol.

Noun

episemon (plural episemons or episema)

  1. An insignia or some other distinguishing symbol.
  2. The Greek letter digamma.
  3. The digamma, koppa, or sampi as a Greek numeral sign.

Forms of episemon

pluralepisemons
pluralepisema

Origin of episemon

From Byzantine Greek ἐπίσημον (epísēmon), from Ancient Greek ἐπίσημος (epísēmos, “distinguished; remarkable”), from ἐπί (epí, “above”) + σῆμα (sêma, “sign”).

Questions about episemon

What does episemon mean?
Episemon means an insignia or some other distinguishing symbol.
What part of speech is episemon?
Episemon is a noun.
What is the plural of episemon?
The plural of episemon is episemons.

Words near episemon in the dictionary

  1. episema
  2. episemantic
  3. episematic
  4. episememe
  5. episememes
  6. episemon
  7. episemons
  8. episepalous
  9. episeptal
  10. episialin
  11. episialins

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