syrma

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noun

A long dress that trailed on the floor, worn by tragic actors.

OriginLatin syrma ← Ancient Greek σύρμα →
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Meanings

syrma1

nounsyrma (plural syrmas)

plural syrmas

  1. Ancient RomeAncient GreeceA long dress that trailed on the floor, worn by tragic actors.

Syrma2

proper noun
  1. astronomyIota Virginis, a binary star in the constellation of Virgo.
  2. astronomyIota Virginis A, one of the two components of this star.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekσύρμα
  2. Latinsyrma
  3. Englishsyrma

Borrowed from Latin syrma, from Ancient Greek σύρμα (súrma), from σύρω (súrō, “to drag”).

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APA

syrma. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/syrma

MLA

“syrma.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/syrma. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “syrma,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/syrma.

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