"σημεῖον" meaning in Ancient Greek

See σημεῖον in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /sɛː.mêː.on/, /siˈmi.on/, /siˈmi.on/, /sɛː.mêː.on/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /se̝ˈmi.on/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /siˈmi.on/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /siˈmi.on/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /siˈmi.on/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Etymology: From σῆμᾰ (sêmă, “mark, sign”) + -ῐον (-ĭon). Etymology templates: {{affix|grc|σῆμᾰ|-ιος|alt2=-ῐον|t1=mark, sign}} σῆμᾰ (sêmă, “mark, sign”) + -ῐον (-ĭon) Head templates: {{grc-noun|σημείου|n|second}} σημεῖον • (sēmeîon) n (genitive σημείου); second declension Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|σημεῖον|σημείου}} Forms: sēmeîon [romanization], σημείου [genitive], Attic declension-2 [table-tags], τὸ σημεῖον [nominative, singular], σημείω [dual, nominative], τᾰ̀ σημεῖᾰ [nominative, plural], τοῦ σημείου [genitive, singular], σημείοιν [dual, genitive], σημείων [genitive, plural], τῷ σημείῳ [dative, singular], σημείοιν [dative, dual], τοῖς σημείοις [dative, plural], τὸ σημεῖον [accusative, singular], σημείω [accusative, dual], τᾰ̀ σημεῖᾰ [accusative, plural], σημεῖον [singular, vocative], σημείω [dual, vocative], σημεῖᾰ [plural, vocative], σημήϊον [alternative, Ionic], σᾱμήϊον [alternative, Doric], σᾱμεῖον [alternative, Doric], σᾱμᾶον [alternative, Doric]
  1. a mark, sign, token; an indication
    Sense id: en-σημεῖον-grc-noun-tWH6RmC9
  2. tomb
    Sense id: en-σημεῖον-grc-noun-8qaql62y
  3. sign from the gods, omen
    Sense id: en-σημεῖον-grc-noun-BvTCtMxB
  4. sign from the gods, omen
    wonder, portent
    Sense id: en-σημεῖον-grc-noun-qirFIAFc
  5. sign or signal to do a thing, made by flags
    Sense id: en-σημεῖον-grc-noun-TrXtZnWv
  6. standard or flag
    Sense id: en-σημεῖον-grc-noun-PbkN9N2r
  7. standard or flag
    body of troops under one standard or flag
    Sense id: en-σημεῖον-grc-noun-~AJ1YgXi
  8. (heraldry) device upon a shield or ship; figurehead
    Sense id: en-σημεῖον-grc-noun-zCH-TMD~ Categories (other): Heraldry Topics: government, heraldry, hobbies, lifestyle, monarchy, nobility, politics
  9. signet on ring; figure, image
    Sense id: en-σημεῖον-grc-noun-4XXKObPQ
  10. watchword, warcry
    Sense id: en-σημεῖον-grc-noun-aLvBk-O1
  11. birthmark or distinguishing feature
    Sense id: en-σημεῖον-grc-noun-8hX7S2kA
  12. (logic) a proof
    Sense id: en-σημεῖον-grc-noun-TVF1ps5j Categories (other): Logic Topics: human-sciences, logic, mathematics, philosophy, sciences
  13. (logic) a sign used as a probable argument in proof of a conclusion
    Sense id: en-σημεῖον-grc-noun-KycixS-5 Categories (other): Logic Topics: human-sciences, logic, mathematics, philosophy, sciences
  14. (geometry) a point
    Sense id: en-σημεῖον-grc-noun-kM7TD6VE Categories (other): Geometry Topics: geometry, mathematics, sciences
  15. (medicine) symptom
    Sense id: en-σημεῖον-grc-noun-sJNyCuJT Categories (other): Medicine Topics: medicine, sciences
  16. (medicine) a kind of skin eruption
    Sense id: en-σημεῖον-grc-noun-J1TvQdIe Categories (other): Medicine Topics: medicine, sciences
  17. (in the plural) shorthand symbols Tags: in-plural
    Sense id: en-σημεῖον-grc-noun-28XQyH78
  18. critical mark
    Sense id: en-σημεῖον-grc-noun--z1TLQIO
  19. (mathematics) mathematical point
    Sense id: en-σημεῖον-grc-noun--FrE2-5i Categories (other): Mathematics Topics: mathematics, sciences
  20. point of time, instant
    Sense id: en-σημεῖον-grc-noun-lSqWA9ci
  21. (prosody, music) unit of time
    Sense id: en-σημεῖον-grc-noun-QhpR2ugM Categories (other): Music, Prosody, Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Ancient Greek neuter nouns in the second declension, Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -ιος, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 2 3 3 3 2 1 2 7 5 5 3 4 4 4 3 2 3 1 5 1 39 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek neuter nouns in the second declension: 2 5 4 4 3 2 3 4 4 2 4 6 8 5 5 3 4 2 7 2 23 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -ιος: 2 4 4 4 2 2 2 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 4 3 3 2 6 2 30 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 0 2 1 1 1 0 1 4 2 10 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 0 1 0 66 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 2 1 1 1 0 1 9 6 10 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 61 Topics: entertainment, human-sciences, lifestyle, linguistics, music, phonology, prosody, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: σημειογράφος (sēmeiográphos), σημειοσκόπος (sēmeioskópos), σημειοσκοποῦμαι (sēmeioskopoûmai), σημειοφόρος (sēmeiophóros), σημειόω (sēmeióō), σημειώδης (sēmeiṓdēs), σημείωμα (sēmeíōma), σημείωσις (sēmeíōsis), σημειωτέος (sēmeiōtéos), σημειωτικός (sēmeiōtikós), σημειωτός (sēmeiōtós)

Inflected forms

{
  "antonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "tekmḗrion",
      "word": "τεκμήριον"
    }
  ],
  "derived": [
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      "roman": "sēmeioskopoûmai",
      "word": "σημειοσκοποῦμαι"
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      "roman": "sēmeiophóros",
      "word": "σημειοφόρος"
    },
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      "roman": "sēmeióō",
      "word": "σημειόω"
    },
    {
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      "roman": "sēmeiṓdēs",
      "word": "σημειώδης"
    },
    {
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      "roman": "sēmeíōma",
      "word": "σημείωμα"
    },
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      "roman": "sēmeíōsis",
      "word": "σημείωσις"
    },
    {
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      "roman": "sēmeiōtéos",
      "word": "σημειωτέος"
    },
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      "roman": "sēmeiōtikós",
      "word": "σημειωτικός"
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      "roman": "sēmeiōtós",
      "word": "σημειωτός"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "el",
            "2": "σημείο"
          },
          "expansion": "Greek: σημείο (simeío)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Greek: σημείο (simeío)"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "σῆμᾰ",
        "3": "-ιος",
        "alt2": "-ῐον",
        "t1": "mark, sign"
      },
      "expansion": "σῆμᾰ (sêmă, “mark, sign”) + -ῐον (-ĭon)",
      "name": "affix"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From σῆμᾰ (sêmă, “mark, sign”) + -ῐον (-ĭon).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "sēmeîon",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "σημείου",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Attic declension-2",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "grc-decl",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Second declension",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὸ σημεῖον",
      "roman": "tò sēmeîon",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "σημείω",
      "roman": "sēmeíō",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τᾰ̀ σημεῖᾰ",
      "roman": "tằ sēmeîă",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῦ σημείου",
      "roman": "toû sēmeíou",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "σημείοιν",
      "roman": "sēmeíoin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "σημείων",
      "roman": "sēmeíōn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῷ σημείῳ",
      "roman": "tôi sēmeíōi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "σημείοιν",
      "roman": "sēmeíoin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖς σημείοις",
      "roman": "toîs sēmeíois",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὸ σημεῖον",
      "roman": "tò sēmeîon",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "σημείω",
      "roman": "sēmeíō",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τᾰ̀ σημεῖᾰ",
      "roman": "tằ sēmeîă",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "σημεῖον",
      "roman": "sēmeîon",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "σημείω",
      "roman": "sēmeíō",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "σημεῖᾰ",
      "roman": "sēmeîă",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "σημήϊον",
      "roman": "sēmḗïon",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "Ionic"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "σᾱμήϊον",
      "roman": "sāmḗïon",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "Doric"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "σᾱμεῖον",
      "roman": "sāmeîon",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "Doric"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "σᾱμᾶον",
      "roman": "sāmâon",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "Doric"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "σημείου",
        "2": "n",
        "3": "second"
      },
      "expansion": "σημεῖον • (sēmeîon) n (genitive σημείου); second declension",
      "name": "grc-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "σημεῖον",
        "2": "σημείου"
      },
      "name": "grc-decl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Ancient Greek",
  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "a mark, sign, token; an indication"
      ],
      "id": "en-σημεῖον-grc-noun-tWH6RmC9",
      "links": [
        [
          "mark",
          "mark"
        ],
        [
          "sign",
          "sign"
        ],
        [
          "token",
          "token"
        ],
        [
          "indication",
          "indication"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "tomb"
      ],
      "id": "en-σημεῖον-grc-noun-8qaql62y",
      "links": [
        [
          "tomb",
          "tomb"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "sign from the gods, omen"
      ],
      "id": "en-σημεῖον-grc-noun-BvTCtMxB",
      "links": [
        [
          "god",
          "god"
        ],
        [
          "omen",
          "omen"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "sign from the gods, omen",
        "wonder, portent"
      ],
      "id": "en-σημεῖον-grc-noun-qirFIAFc",
      "links": [
        [
          "god",
          "god"
        ],
        [
          "omen",
          "omen"
        ],
        [
          "wonder",
          "wonder"
        ],
        [
          "portent",
          "portent"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "sign or signal to do a thing, made by flags"
      ],
      "id": "en-σημεῖον-grc-noun-TrXtZnWv"
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "standard or flag"
      ],
      "id": "en-σημεῖον-grc-noun-PbkN9N2r",
      "links": [
        [
          "standard",
          "standard"
        ],
        [
          "flag",
          "flag"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "standard or flag",
        "body of troops under one standard or flag"
      ],
      "id": "en-σημεῖον-grc-noun-~AJ1YgXi",
      "links": [
        [
          "standard",
          "standard"
        ],
        [
          "flag",
          "flag"
        ],
        [
          "body",
          "body"
        ],
        [
          "troop",
          "troop"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "grc",
          "name": "Heraldry",
          "orig": "grc:Heraldry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "device upon a shield or ship; figurehead"
      ],
      "id": "en-σημεῖον-grc-noun-zCH-TMD~",
      "links": [
        [
          "heraldry",
          "heraldry"
        ],
        [
          "device",
          "device"
        ],
        [
          "shield",
          "shield"
        ],
        [
          "ship",
          "ship"
        ],
        [
          "figurehead",
          "figurehead"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(heraldry) device upon a shield or ship; figurehead"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "government",
        "heraldry",
        "hobbies",
        "lifestyle",
        "monarchy",
        "nobility",
        "politics"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "signet on ring; figure, image"
      ],
      "id": "en-σημεῖον-grc-noun-4XXKObPQ",
      "links": [
        [
          "signet",
          "signet"
        ],
        [
          "ring",
          "ring"
        ],
        [
          "figure",
          "figure"
        ],
        [
          "image",
          "image"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "watchword, warcry"
      ],
      "id": "en-σημεῖον-grc-noun-aLvBk-O1",
      "links": [
        [
          "watchword",
          "watchword"
        ],
        [
          "warcry",
          "warcry"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "birthmark or distinguishing feature"
      ],
      "id": "en-σημεῖον-grc-noun-8hX7S2kA",
      "links": [
        [
          "birthmark",
          "birthmark"
        ],
        [
          "distinguish",
          "distinguish"
        ],
        [
          "feature",
          "feature"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "grc",
          "name": "Logic",
          "orig": "grc:Logic",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a proof"
      ],
      "id": "en-σημεῖον-grc-noun-TVF1ps5j",
      "links": [
        [
          "logic",
          "logic"
        ],
        [
          "proof",
          "proof"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(logic) a proof"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "human-sciences",
        "logic",
        "mathematics",
        "philosophy",
        "sciences"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "grc",
          "name": "Logic",
          "orig": "grc:Logic",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a sign used as a probable argument in proof of a conclusion"
      ],
      "id": "en-σημεῖον-grc-noun-KycixS-5",
      "links": [
        [
          "logic",
          "logic"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(logic) a sign used as a probable argument in proof of a conclusion"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "human-sciences",
        "logic",
        "mathematics",
        "philosophy",
        "sciences"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "grc",
          "name": "Geometry",
          "orig": "grc:Geometry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "A point is that of which there is no part.",
          "ref": "350 BCE – 250 BCE, Euclid, Elements 1",
          "roman": "sēmeîón estin, hoû méros outhén.",
          "text": "σημεῖόν ἐστιν, οὗ μέρος οὐθέν."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a point"
      ],
      "id": "en-σημεῖον-grc-noun-kM7TD6VE",
      "links": [
        [
          "geometry",
          "geometry"
        ],
        [
          "point",
          "point"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(geometry) a point"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "geometry",
        "mathematics",
        "sciences"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "grc",
          "name": "Medicine",
          "orig": "grc:Medicine",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "symptom"
      ],
      "id": "en-σημεῖον-grc-noun-sJNyCuJT",
      "links": [
        [
          "medicine",
          "medicine"
        ],
        [
          "symptom",
          "symptom"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(medicine) symptom"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "medicine",
        "sciences"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "grc",
          "name": "Medicine",
          "orig": "grc:Medicine",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a kind of skin eruption"
      ],
      "id": "en-σημεῖον-grc-noun-J1TvQdIe",
      "links": [
        [
          "medicine",
          "medicine"
        ],
        [
          "skin",
          "skin"
        ],
        [
          "eruption",
          "eruption"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(medicine) a kind of skin eruption"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "medicine",
        "sciences"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "shorthand symbols"
      ],
      "id": "en-σημεῖον-grc-noun-28XQyH78",
      "links": [
        [
          "shorthand",
          "shorthand"
        ],
        [
          "symbols",
          "symbols"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(in the plural) shorthand symbols"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "in-plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "critical mark"
      ],
      "id": "en-σημεῖον-grc-noun--z1TLQIO",
      "links": [
        [
          "critical",
          "critical"
        ],
        [
          "mark",
          "mark"
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      "ipa": "/sɛː.mêː.on/"
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    {
      "ipa": "/siˈmi.on/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/siˈmi.on/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/sɛː.mêː.on/",
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/se̝ˈmi.on/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/siˈmi.on/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/siˈmi.on/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/siˈmi.on/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
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}
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    "Ancient Greek lemmas",
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    "Ancient Greek neuter nouns in the second declension",
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      "form": "σᾱμήϊον",
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      "form": "σᾱμᾶον",
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        "a proof"
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        {
          "english": "A point is that of which there is no part.",
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        "a point"
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          "symptom",
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(medicine) symptom"
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        "medicine",
        "sciences"
      ]
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        "grc:Medicine"
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        [
          "medicine",
          "medicine"
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          "skin",
          "skin"
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        "(medicine) a kind of skin eruption"
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        "medicine",
        "sciences"
      ]
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "shorthand symbols"
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          "shorthand",
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(in the plural) shorthand symbols"
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      "tags": [
        "in-plural"
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    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "critical mark"
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      "links": [
        [
          "critical",
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        [
          "mark",
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    {
      "categories": [
        "grc:Mathematics"
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      "glosses": [
        "mathematical point"
      ],
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        [
          "mathematics",
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          "mathematical",
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          "point",
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        "(mathematics) mathematical point"
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        "mathematics",
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    },
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      "glosses": [
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        "unit of time"
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          "music"
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        "(prosody, music) unit of time"
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        "human-sciences",
        "lifestyle",
        "linguistics",
        "music",
        "phonology",
        "prosody",
        "sciences"
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  "sounds": [
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      "ipa": "/sɛː.mêː.on/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/siˈmi.on/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/siˈmi.on/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/sɛː.mêː.on/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/se̝ˈmi.on/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/siˈmi.on/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/siˈmi.on/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/siˈmi.on/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "σημεῖον"
}

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