"gammadion" meaning in All languages combined

See gammadion on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: gammadions [plural], gammadia [plural]
Etymology: Learned borrowing from Byzantine Greek γαμμάδιον (gammádion), diminutive of γάμμα (gámma), after the resemblance of each of the symbol’s arms to the Greek letter gamma: Γ. Etymology templates: {{lbor|en|gkm|γαμμάδιον}} Learned borrowing from Byzantine Greek γαμμάδιον (gammádion), {{m|grc|γάμμα}} γάμμα (gámma) Head templates: {{en-noun|s|gammadia}} gammadion (plural gammadions or gammadia)
  1. A fylfot or swastika.

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