Etymology

heptaseme

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Today it means: a unit of seven morae or units of time. Full definition →

Ancient Greek ἑπτᾰ́σημος
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἑπτᾰ́σημος“of seven marks”
  2. English todayheptaseme

From Ancient Greek ἑπτᾰ́σημος (heptắsēmos, “of seven marks”) compare semeion.

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