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γέλως ἄκαιρος κλαυμάτων παραίτιος → ill-timed laughter causes tears (Menander)

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Full diacritics: μ Medium diacritics: μ Low diacritics: μ Capitals: Μ
Transliteration A: m Transliteration B: m Transliteration C: m Beta Code: m

English (LSJ)

μῦ, τό, Ion.

   A μῶ Democr.19: indecl., thirteenth (later twelfth) letter of the Gr. alphabet: as numeral μ = 40, but μ' = 40,000.—In Inscrr. M stands for μύριοι or μυριάς: hence <*> for πεντακισμύριοι or πέντε μυριάδες, 50,000.

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