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Ὁπόσον τῷ ποδὶ περρέχει τᾶς γᾶς, τοῦτο χάρις → Every inch of his stature is grace

Theocritus, Idylls, 30.3

Greek Monolingual

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μουσ. η ιδιότητα του παράτονου, μουσική παραφωνία, λανθασμένος τόνος φωνής, κν. φάλτσο.
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. < παράτονος. Η λ. μαρτυρείται από το 1896 στην εφημερίδα Ακρόπολις].