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Meaning of khi | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2

Definitions

Alternative spelling of chi (uppercase Χ, lowercase χ), the 22nd letter of the Greek alphabet.

alt-of, alternative

Equivalents

Français khi

Examples

“It is known, from the existence in his time¹ of the Delphic tripod, that all these letters existed in 480 B.C. ; but on that monument the Khi and Psi differ from the forms used later.”
“The letters upsilon, phi, khi, psi, δ were Greek additions”
“Greek scripts display notable local characteristics — principally with regard to the shape of letters but also in the matter of the phonetic values attributed to signs such as san, sigma, khi, and psi.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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