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smooth breathing

smooth breathing noun: the lack of aspiration on a vowel or semivowel in Ancient Greek.

Noun

smooth breathing (plural smooth breathings)

  1. The lack of aspiration on a vowel or semivowel in Ancient Greek.
  2. A diacritic (’/◌̓) in Ancient, Medieval and Modern Greek used to indicate this lack of aspiration (or its historical presence), e.g. ἀ, ῤ.

Synonyms of smooth breathing

Forms of smooth breathing

pluralsmooth breathings

Origin of smooth breathing

Calque of Latin spīritus lēnis, from Ancient Greek ψιλὸν πνεῦμα (psilòn pneûma).

Questions about smooth breathing

What does smooth breathing mean?
Smooth breathing means the lack of aspiration on a vowel or semivowel in Ancient Greek.
What part of speech is smooth breathing?
Smooth breathing is a noun.
What is the plural of smooth breathing?
The plural of smooth breathing is smooth breathings.

Words near smooth breathing in the dictionary

  1. smooth azalea
  2. smooth azaleas
  3. smooth bedstraw
  4. smooth brain
  5. smooth brains
  6. smooth breathing
  7. smooth breathings
  8. smooth brome
  9. smooth bromes
  10. smooth call
  11. smooth called

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