hypodiastole

Meaning

Noun

• A mark ⟨⸒⟩ in late Classical and Byzantine Greek used as a form of interpunct to show two words should be read separately in situations where they might otherwise be confused with an identically spelled single word.

Related

Similar words

• diastole

Origin

• From Latin hypodiastolē, from Ancient Greek ὑποδιαστολή, from ὑπό + διαστολή, from διαστέλλω, from διά + στέλλω.