"oxia" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɒksɪə/ [UK], /ɒkˈsiːə/ [UK] Forms: oxiae [plural]
Etymology: From the Ancient Greek ὀξεῖᾰ (oxeîa), an elliptical use for ἡ ὀξεῖᾰ προσῳδῐ́ᾱ (hē oxeîa prosōidíā, “the acute accent”) — ἡ (hē, the nominative feminine singular form of ὁ, ho, “the”, the definite article) + ὀξεῖᾰ (okseia, the nominative feminine singular form of ὀξῠ́ς, oksus, “sharp”, of sound “shrill”, of tones “high-pitched”) + προσῳδῐ́ᾱ (prosōdiā, “variation in pitch of the speaking voice”, “pronunciation of a syllable on a certain pitch”, “a mark [i.e., a diacritic] indicating normally unwritten differences of pronunciation, viz. vowel quantity, breathing, and pitch”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|grc|ὀξεῖα|ὀξεῖᾰ}} Ancient Greek ὀξεῖᾰ (oxeîa), {{m|grc||ἡ ὀξεῖᾰ προσῳδῐ́ᾱ|the acute accent}} ἡ ὀξεῖᾰ προσῳδῐ́ᾱ (hē oxeîa prosōidíā, “the acute accent”), {{lang|grc|ἡ}} ἡ, {{lang|grc|ὁ}} ὁ, {{l|en|definite article}} definite article, {{lang|grc|ὀξεῖᾰ}} ὀξεῖᾰ, {{lang|grc|ὀξῠ́ς}} ὀξῠ́ς, {{lang|grc|προσῳδῐ́ᾱ}} προσῳδῐ́ᾱ, {{l|en|diacritic}} diacritic Head templates: {{en-noun|oxiae}} oxia (plural oxiae)
  1. (orthography and typography) An Ancient Greek pitch-marking diacritic: ⟨ ´ ⟩; written atop vowels, it denotes high pitch on short vowels, and rising pitch on long vowels and diphthongs. Categories (topical): Diacritical marks, Orthography, Typography Synonyms: oxeia Related terms: Other Ancient Greek diacritics, baria, coronis, dasia, diaeresis, perispomene, psile Translations (Ancient Greek diacritic marking high or rising pitch): ὀξεῖᾰ (oxeîa) [feminine] (Ancient Greek), οξεία (oxeía) [feminine] (Greek)

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