SEMEION
\sˈɛme͡ɪən], \sˈɛmeɪən], \s_ˈɛ_m_eɪ_ə_n]\
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s[=e]-m[=i]'on, n. in ancient prosody, the unit of time: one of the two divisions of a foot: a mark in paleography indicating metrical or other divisions:--pl. SEMEI'A. [Gr. s[=e]meion, a mark.]
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Sign- s. Bocthematicum, Indication.
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