Etymology

perispomene

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Today it means: The circumflex ⟨◌͂⟩, a diacritical mark used in the polytonic script of Greek. Full definition →

Ancient Greek περισπωμένη
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  1. Ancient Greek · borrowed fromπερισπωμένη
  2. English todayperispomene

From Ancient Greek περισπωμένη (perispōménē).

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