πλέγμα

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

From πλέκω (plékō, to plait, to twist) +‎ -μα (-ma).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

πλέγμᾰ (plégman (genitive πλέγμᾰτος); third declension

  1. anything twined or twisted
  2. wickerwork
  3. (in the plural) wreaths, chaplets
  4. complex, combination of words

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Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πλέγμα (plégma).

Noun

πλέγμα (plégman (plural πλέγματα)

  1. network, braid (of any material- artificial: fibre, wire, etc; or natural: nerves, etc)
  2. (figurative) network

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