semeion

noun

se·​mei·​on

sə̇ˈmīˌän

plural semeia

-īə

1

: mora

2

: either of the two divisions of a foot

also : a corresponding division of a measure or colon in Greek and Latin prosody

Word History

Etymology

Late Greek sēmeion, from Greek, mark, sign, note, from sēma sign

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