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σταγόνες ὕδατος πέτρας κοιλαίνουσιν → constant dropping wears away a stone, constant dripping will wear away the hardest stone, little strokes fell big oaks, constant dripping wears the stone, constant dropping wears the stone, constant dripping will wear away a stone

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Greek Monolingual

η / σμαρίς, -ίδος, ΝΑ
η μαρίδα.
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. Λ. άγνωστης ετυμολ., πιθ. μεσογειακής προέλευσης (πρβλ. και λ. μαρίδα)].