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Synonyms for e caudata

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    A form of the letter e modified by the addition of a diacritical “tail”: ⟨ę⟩. Used in Latin for a long ē that represents an etymological ⟨ae⟩ or ⟨oe⟩ diphthong, both of which diphthongs had phonologically merged into ⟨ē⟩ by the early Mediaeval period.

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Other spellings
e-caudata