rho

rho  (r)

n.

The 17th letter of the Greek alphabet. See Table at alphabet.

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[Greek rh, of Phoenician origin; see r in Semitic roots.]

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rho [rəʊ]

n pl rhos

(Linguistics / Letters of the Alphabet (Foreign)) the 17th letter in the Greek alphabet (Ρ, ρ), a consonant transliterated as r or rh

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

rho - the 17th letter of the Greek alphabet Greek alphabet - the alphabet used by ancient Greeks alphabetic character, letter of the alphabet, letter - the conventional characters of the alphabet used to represent speech; "his grandmother taught him his letters"