grammḗ

grammḗ agr. γραμμή egtl. 'Kratzer, Kratzung'; ‘Linie, Strich’.

Von γρᾰ́φω (gráphō).

From γρᾰ́φω (gráphō).

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): /ɡram.mɛ̌ː/ → /ɣramˈmi/ → /ɣraˈmi/

Noun

γρᾰμμή • (grammḗ) f (genitive γρᾰμμῆς); first declension

1. a stroke or line of a pen
   1. (in forming letters) a line traced by a teacher
   2. an outline
2. (geometry) a line as in mathematical figures [ quotations ▼]
3. a line across the course, a starting- or winning-point
   1. used metaphorically of life
   2. a boundary-line, an edge
   3. the cutting edge of a knife
4. a line or square on a chequer-board
5. (law) the “long line”, i.e. a death sentence
6. (medicine) linea alba