ὑποδιαστολή
Ancient Greek
noun
Definitions
- (typography) The hypodiastole, a mark used in scripta continua Classical Classical and Byzantine Greek to note that a series of letters should be read as two words rather than all together, now identical to the comma.
Etymology
Affix from Ancient Greek διαστολή (separation, drawing asunder, distinction).
Origin
Ancient Greek
διαστολή
Gloss
separation, drawing asunder, distinction