hypodiastole

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hypodiastole

/ˌhaɪpədaɪˈæstəli/

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From Latin hypodiastolē, from Ancient Greek ὑποδιαστολή (hupodiastolḗ), from ὑπό (hupó, “under, lower”) + διαστολή (diastolḗ, “separation, distinction”), from διαστέλλω (diastéllō, “separate”), from διά (diá, “through, during”) + στέλλω (stéllō, “order, arrange”).

noun hypodiastoles

A mark ⟨⸒⟩ in late Classical and Medieval 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.
Similar: diastole

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noun written mark used to separate words and to distinguish homographs

Ελληνικά	υποδιαστολή ypodiastolí

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@misc{hypodiastole_2026,
  title = {hypodiastole},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hypodiastole},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}