episemon

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noun

An insignia or some other distinguishing symbol.

OriginMedieval Greek ἐπίσημον ← Ancient Greek ἐπίσημος →
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Meanings

nounepisemon (plural episemons or episema)

plural episemons · plural episema

  1. An insignia or some other distinguishing symbol.
  2. The Greek letter digamma.
  3. The digamma, koppa, or sampi as a Greek numeral sign.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekἐπίσημος“distinguished; remarkable”
  2. Medieval Greekἐπίσημον
  3. Englishepisemon

From Medieval Greek ἐπίσημον (epísēmon), from Ancient Greek ἐπίσημος (epísēmos, “distinguished; remarkable”), from ἐπί (epí, “above”) + σῆμα (sêma, “sign”).

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APA

episemon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/episemon

MLA

“episemon.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/episemon. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “episemon,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/episemon.

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