SINCE 1828
digammated
adjective
di·gam·mat·ed
| \ dīˈgaˌmātə̇d\
Definition of digammated
1
: having the Greek letter digamma
2
: inferred to have had a w-sound of which actual orthographic evidence does not survive
—used of a Greek word or root or of the vowel following the inferred sound the number of digammated roots in Homer— R. C. Jebb
3
: printed with digamma inserted where its sound is believed originally to have been employed
a digammated edition of Homer
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