sicilicus

发音

UK /sɪˈsɪlɪkəs/

词形变化

sicilici 复数 sicilici

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A diacritic, resembling a 180°-rotated ‘C’ (i.e., being similar in appearance to ⟨ᵓ⟩), written atop a consonant to mark gemination, superseded in Classical Latin by doubling the letter representing the geminated consonant.

    媒体 印刷
  2. 2.

    An unit of weight equal to one quarter of an uncia.

词源

From the Latin sicilicus, the diminutive form of sicilis (“sickle”), so named because of its falciformity.

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