Perispomene

adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The circumflex ⟨◌͂⟩, a diacritical mark used in the polytonic script of Greek.

    "The perispomene (῀) is an accent like any other, on syllables originally long."

Adjective
  1. 1
    Alternative form of perispomenon. alt-of, alternative, not-comparable

    "Note the caesura media; the syllable preceding it is perispomene, as is very often the case."

Example

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"The perispomene (῀) is an accent like any other, on syllables originally long."

Etymology

From Ancient Greek περισπωμένη (perispōménē).

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