"episemon" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: episemons [plural], episema [plural]
Etymology: From Byzantine Greek ἐπίσημον (epísēmon), from Ancient Greek ἐπίσημος (epísēmos, “distinguished; remarkable”), from ἐπί (epí, “above”) + σῆμα (sêma, “sign”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|gkm|ἐπίσημον}} Byzantine Greek ἐπίσημον (epísēmon), {{der|en|grc|ἐπίσημος||distinguished; remarkable}} Ancient Greek ἐπίσημος (epísēmos, “distinguished; remarkable”) Head templates: {{en-noun|s|episema}} episemon (plural episemons or episema)
  1. An insignia or some other distinguishing symbol.
    Sense id: en-episemon-en-noun-z~bSRu91
  2. The Greek letter digamma.
    Sense id: en-episemon-en-noun-4CYLgx7b Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with entries, Greek letter names Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 51 45 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 45 51 Disambiguation of Greek letter names: 2 77 21
  3. The digamma, koppa, or sampi as a Greek numeral sign.
    Sense id: en-episemon-en-noun-8D-XUXsW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 51 45 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 5 33 62 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 45 51
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: episememe, semeion

Inflected forms

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