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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