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Sigmoidal :: Sigmoidal (a.) Curved in two directions, like the letter S, or the Greek /..

Aero- :: Aero- () The combining form of the Greek word meaning air.

Asclepiad :: Asclepiad (n.) A choriambic verse, first used by the Greek poet Asclepias, consisting of four feet, viz., a spondee, two choriambi, and an iambus..

Omega :: Omega (n.) The last letter of the Greek alphabet. See Alpha.

Aphrodite :: Aphrodite (n.) The Greek goddess of love, corresponding to the Venus of the Romans..

Fenugreek :: Fenugreek (n.) A plant (trigonella Foenum Graecum) cultivated for its strong-smelling seeds, which are.

Genitive :: Genitive (a.) Of or pertaining to that case (as the second case of Latin and Greek nouns) which expresses source or possession. It corresponds to the possessive case in English.

Syrphian :: Syrma (n.) A long dress, trailing on the floor, worn by tragic actors in Greek and Roman theaters..

Euchology :: Euchology (n.) A formulary of prayers; the book of offices in the Greek Church, containing the liturgy, sacraments, and forms of prayers..

Agora :: Agora (n.) An assembly; hence, the place of assembly, especially the market place, in an ancient Greek city..

Hellenist :: Hellenist (n.) One skilled in the Greek language and literature; as, the critical Hellenist..

Epi- :: Epi- () A prefix, meaning upon, beside, among, on the outside, above, over. It becomes ep-before a vowel, as in epoch, and eph-before a Greek aspirate, as in ephemeral..

Conistra :: Conistra (n.) Originally, a part of the palestra, or gymnasium among the Greeks; either the place where sand was stored for use in sprinkling the wrestlers, or the wrestling ground itself. Hence, a part of the orchestra of the Greek theater..

A :: A () The first letter of the English and of many other alphabets. The capital A of the alphabets of Middle and Western Europe, as also the small letter (a), besides the forms in Italic, black letter, etc., are all descended from the old Latin A, which was borrowed from the Greek Alpha, of the same form; and this was made from the first letter (/) of the Phoenician alphabet, the equivalent of the Hebrew Aleph, and itself from the Egyptian origin. The Aleph was a consonant letter, with a guttural

Basilica :: Basilica (n.) A digest of the laws of Justinian, translated from the original Latin into Greek, by order of Basil I., in the ninth century..

Tau :: Tau (n.) The common American toadfish; -- so called from a marking resembling the Greek letter tau (/).

Oe :: Oe () a diphthong, employed in the Latin language, and thence in the English language, as the representative of the Greek diphthong oi. In many words in common use, e alone stands instead of /. Classicists prefer to write the diphthong oe separate in Latin words..

Uncial :: Uncial (a.) Of, pertaining to, or designating, a certain style of letters used in ancient manuscripts, esp. in Greek and Latin manuscripts. The letters are somewhat rounded, and the upstrokes and downstrokes usually have a slight inclination. These letters were used as early as the 1st century b. c., and were seldom used after the 10th century a. d., being superseded by the cursive style..

Palmette :: Palmette (n.) A floral ornament, common in Greek and other ancient architecture; -- often called the honeysuckle ornament..

Armenian :: Armenian (n.) An adherent of the Armenian Church, an organization similar in some doctrines and practices to the Greek Church, in others to the Roman Catholic..

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