gamma, ae, f., = γάμμα, the Greek letter Γ, gamma.
I Lit., Aus. Idyll. de Lit. 12, 21.—
II Transf., in the agrimensores, the rectangular shape of a field , Auct. de Limit. p. 278 and 309 Goes.
·noun The third letter (/, / = ·Eng. G) of the Greek alphabet. ...
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