gammadion

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gammadion

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Learned borrowing from Medieval Greek γαμμάδιον (gammádion), diminutive of γάμμα (gámma), after the resemblance of each of the symbol’s arms to the Greek letter gamma: Γ.

noun gammadions · gammadia

A fylfot or swastika.

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"gammadion." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/gammadion. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{gammadion_2026,
  title = {gammadion},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/gammadion},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}