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hypodiastole

Today it means: A mark ⟨⸒⟩ in late Classical and Medieval Greek used as a form of interpunct to show two words should be read separately in situations where they might otherwise be confused with an identically spelled single word. Full definition →

Latin hypodiastolē ← Ancient Greek ὑποδιαστολή

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Ancient Greek · derived fromὑποδιαστολή
Latin · derived fromhypodiastolē
English todayhypodiastole

From Latin hypodiastolē, from Ancient Greek ὑποδιαστολή (hupodiastolḗ), from ὑπό (hupó, “under, lower”) + διαστολή (diastolḗ, “separation, distinction”), from διαστέλλω (diastéllō, “separate”), from διά (diá, “through, during”) + στέλλω (stéllō, “order, arrange”).

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