smoothbreathing

smoothbreathing
smooth breathing n.
1. The symbol (ʹ) written over some initial vowels and diphthongs in ancient Greek to indicate that a word does not begin with the sound (h).
2. In ancient Greek, an initial vowel or diphthong not preceded by the sound (h).

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Universalium. 2010.

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