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ἢ λέγε τι σιγῆς κρεῖττον ἢ σιγὴν ἔχε → either say something better than silence or keep silence (Menander)

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Greek Monolingual

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1. ανομβρία, ξηρασία
2. ξηρότητα
3. αφορία, έλλειψη βλάστησης.
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. < ξέρα + κατάλ. -ίλα (πρβλ. κοκκιν-ίλα)].