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Greek
Etymology
From Ancient Greek κάλλιον (kállion), comparative form of Ancient Greek καλῶς (kalôs).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkaʎo/
- Hyphenation: κά‧λλιο
Adverb
κάλλιο • (kállio)
- (chiefly literary or in proverbs and set phrases) better, preferable, sooner
- κάλλιο αργά παρά ποτέ ― kállio argá pará poté ― better late than never
1797, Rigas Feraios, Thourios:κάλλιο ’ναι μιας ώρας ελεύθερη ζωή, παρά σαράντα χρόνια σκλαβιά και φυλακή- kállio ’nai mias óras eléftheri zoḯ, pará saránta chrónia sklaviá kai fylakí
- Better an hour of free life than forty years slavery and prison
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