etacism

E´ta`cism

n.

1.

(Greek Gram.) The pronunciation of the Greek e long, that is like a in the English word ate. See Itacism.

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etacism

the pronunciation of Greek eta like the e in be. — etacist, n.

See also: Pronunciation

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the pronunciation of the Greek letter η (eta), like the a in late.

See also: Greece and Greeks