digammated

adjective

di·​gam·​mat·​ed

dīˈgaˌmātə̇d

1

: having the Greek letter digamma

2

: inferred to have had a w-sound of which actual orthographic evidence does not survive

—used of a Greek word or root or of the vowel following the inferred sound

the number of digammated roots in Homer

—R. C. Jebb

3

: printed with digamma inserted where its sound is believed originally to have been employed

a digammated edition of Homer

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