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stigme

stigme noun: a dot used as a punctuation mark in historical Greek texts, especially at the top of the line, equivalent to a period or full stop. Also the anglicised form of stigma.

Noun

stigme (plural stigmes)

  1. A dot used as a punctuation mark in historical Greek texts, especially at the top of the line, equivalent to a period or full stop.

Also used as

stigme is also the anglicised form of stigma.

Forms of stigme

pluralstigmes

Origin of stigme

From Ancient Greek στῐγμή (stĭgmḗ). Compare stigmal and stigmate; hypodigm and paradigm; hexastigm, polystigm, tetrastigm, and tristigm.

Questions about stigme

What does stigme mean?
Stigme means a dot used as a punctuation mark in historical Greek texts, especially at the top of the line, equivalent to a period or full stop.
What part of speech is stigme?
Stigme is a noun.
What is the plural of stigme?
The plural of stigme is stigmes.

Words near stigme in the dictionary

  1. stigmators
  2. stigmatose
  3. stigmatriene
  4. stigmats
  5. stigmatypy
  6. stigme
  7. stigmellid
  8. stigmellids
  9. stigmergic
  10. stigmergically
  11. stigmergy

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