"heptaseme" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: heptasemes [plural]
Etymology: From Ancient Greek ἑπτᾰ́σημος (heptásēmos, “of seven marks”) compare semeion. Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc|ἑπτᾰ́σημος||of seven marks}} Ancient Greek ἑπτᾰ́σημος (heptásēmos, “of seven marks”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} heptaseme (plural heptasemes)
  1. (ancient prosody, rare) a unit of seven morae or units of time. Tags: rare Categories (topical): Prosody Hyponyms: Adonic, epitrite, thymelic Derived forms: heptasemic Coordinate_terms: monoseme, triseme
    Sense id: en-heptaseme-en-noun-23UqD9EU Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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