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oxeia

UK/ɒkˈseɪə/

oxeia is the alternative spelling of oxia.

Meaning of oxia

Noun

oxia (plural oxiae)

  1. An Ancient Greek pitch-marking diacritic: ⟨ ´ ⟩; written atop vowels, it denotes high pitch on short vowels, and rising pitch on long vowels and diphthongs.

Forms of oxeia

pluraloxeiai

Questions about oxeia

What is oxeia the alternative spelling of?
Oxeia is the alternative spelling of oxia.
How do you pronounce oxeia?
Oxeia is pronounced /ɒkˈseɪə/ (UK).

Words near oxeia in the dictionary

  1. oxdriver
  2. oxdrivers
  3. oxea
  4. oxeae
  5. oxeas
  6. oxeia
  7. oxeiai
  8. oxeladin
  9. oxelip
  10. oxelips
  11. Oxelösund

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