English

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Etymology

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From Late Ancient Greek ἆγμα (âgma, fragment, fracture),[1][2][3][4] from ἄγνῡμῐ (ágnūmi) + -μᾰ (-ma).

Noun

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agma (countable and uncountable, plural agmas)

  1. (uncountable) The nasalized velar consonant found in such words as song or wink.
  2. (countable) The symbol ŋ, used to represent that nasal velar consonant in IPA; eng.

References

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  1. ^ agma”, in Collins English Dictionary.
  2. ^ agma”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
  3. ^ agma”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
  4. ^ agma”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

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