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oxiae

UK/ˈɒksɪiː/

oxiae is the plural 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.

Origin of oxiae

From the Ancient Greek ὀξεῖαι (oxeîai), the nominative plural form of ὀξεῖᾰ (oxeîă), whence oxia.

Questions about oxiae

What is oxiae the plural of?
Oxiae is the plural of oxia.
How do you pronounce oxiae?
Oxiae is pronounced /ˈɒksɪiː/ (UK).

Words near oxiae in the dictionary

  1. oxhorn
  2. oxhorns
  3. oxi
  4. oxi-
  5. oxia
  6. oxiae
  7. oxiapoptophagy
  8. oxibendazole
  9. oxibuprocain
  10. oxibuprocaine
  11. oxic

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