pegma

noun

variants or less commonly pegme

plural -s

1

obsolete : a movable theatrical structure used especially in pageants

2

obsolete : an inscription on a pegma

Word History

Etymology

Latin pegmat-, pegma, from Greek pēgmat-, pēgma framework, stage or scaffold in theaters, from pēgnynai to fix, fasten together

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