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Upsilon

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gammanounThe third letter of the Greek alphabet (Γ, γ), preceded by beta (Β, β) and followed by delta, (Δ, δ).
thetanounThe eighth letter of the Modern Greek alphabet, ninth in Old Greek: Θ, θ.
iotanoun(chiefly in the negative) A jot; a very small, insignificant quantity.
koppanounThe Greek numeral Ϟ (lowercase ϟ), descended from the ancient letter and having the numerical value of 90.
leptonnoun(particle physics) An elementary particle that has a spin of 1/2 (i.e., is a fermion) and does not interact via the strong nuclear force; examples include the electron, the muon, the neutrino and the tauon.
nundinal letternoun(Ancient Rome) one of the first eight letters of the alphabet, repeated successively from the first to the last day of the year. One of these always corresponded to the market day, which occurred every eight days.
icosagonnoun(geometry) A polygon with twenty sides and twenty angles.
octaeterisnounSynonym of octennium: An 8-year period, particularly (historical) in Greek calendrical and astronomical calculations.
twenty-secondnounThe ordinal form of the number twenty-two.
octilenoun(statistics) Any of the quantiles that divide an ordered sample population into eight equally numerous subsets.
pentalphanounA pentagram.
tetrobolnoun(historical) An Ancient Greek coin worth four obols.
quadravigesimalnoun(arithmetic, computing, uncountable) A number system with base twenty-four, using the digits 0–9 and A–N (or Greek α-ω without numerals).
octavenoun(music) An interval of twelve semitones spanning eight degrees of the diatonic scale, representing a doubling or halving in pitch frequency.
penultimanounthe next to last syllable in a word
twenty-firstnounThe ordinal form of the number twenty-one.
pyknonnounCondensation, density.
dozenthnounA twelfth (1/12th).
twentiethnounA person or thing in the twentieth position.
tetrobolosnounAlternative form of tetrobol. [(historical) An Ancient Greek coin worth four obols.]

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