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Etacism

Etacism \E"ta*cism\, n. [Gr. ? the letter ?, ?. Cf. Itacism.] (Greek Gram.) The pronunciation of the Greek [eta] (eta) like the Italian e long, that is like a in the English word ate. See Itacism.

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etacism

n. (context grammar English) The pronunciation of the Greek eta like the Italian long e, or the vowel in the English word (term: ate).