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stigma.

stigma (a ligature of the Greek letters sigma and tau: Ϛ / ϛ)

6 characters2 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

noun/stiɡ.ma/
  1. stigma (a ligature of the Greek letters sigma and tau: Ϛ / ϛ)

    masculine
    Contrairement à ce que l'œil pourrait laisser croire, stigma n'est pas un sigma final grec : en effet, c'est l'évolution de la ligature d'un sigma lunaire avec un tau.
Where this word comes from

From Byzantine Greek στίγμα (stígma), likely coined by analogy with σίγμα (sígma).

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