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diesisenUK
di·e·sis D0213300 (dī′ĭ-sĭs)n. pl. di·e·ses (-sēz′) See double dagger.
[Medieval Latin, semitone (which was indicated by a double dagger), from Latin, quarter tone, from Greek, a letting through, from diīenai, to send through : dia-, dia- + hīenai, to send; see yē- in Indo-European roots.]diesis (ˈdaɪɪsɪs) n, pl -ses (-ˌsiːz) 1. (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) printing another name for double dagger2. (Music, other) music a. (in ancient Greek theory) any interval smaller than a whole tone, esp a semitone in the Pythagorean scaleb. (in modern theory) the discrepancy of pitch in just intonation between an octave and either a succession of four ascending minor thirds (great diesis), or a succession of three ascending major thirds (minor diesis)[C16: via Latin from Greek: a quarter tone, literally: a sending through, from diienai; the double dagger was originally used in musical notation]dou′ble dag′ger
n. a mark (‡) used for references, as for footnotes. Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | diesis - a character used in printing to indicate a cross reference or footnotedouble dagger, double obeliskgrapheme, graphic symbol, character - a written symbol that is used to represent speech; "the Greek alphabet has 24 characters" |
diesisenUK
Synonyms for diesisnoun a character used in printing to indicate a cross reference or footnoteSynonyms- double dagger
- double obelisk
Related Words- grapheme
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