OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 6187

sigma

/ˈsɪɡmə/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
sigma
The eighteenth letter of the Classical and Modern Greek alphabets (Σ, σ), the twentieth letter of Old and Ancient.
Their names, which are expressive of some bodily or mental excellence, all end with the same letter---the letter which is called San by the Dorians, and Sigma by the Ionians.
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