Etymology

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Today it means: The eleventh letter of the Classical and Modern Greek alphabet, the twelfth of the Old Greek alphabet. Full definition →

Ancient Greek λάμβδα
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  1. Ancient Greek · borrowed fromλάμβδα
  2. English todaylambda

From Ancient Greek λάμβδα (lámbda). Doublet of lamed.

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