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agma

¹ American

[ag-muh] / ˈæg mə /

Also angma

noun

(in Latin and Greek) the velar nasal consonant sound, especially in those forms where it was represented by the letter g or by gamma.
eng.

AGMA ² American

Or A.G.M.A.

abbreviation

American Guild of Musical Artists.

agma British

/ ˈæɡmə /

noun

phonetics the symbol ( ŋ ), used to represent a velar nasal consonant, as in long ( lɒŋ ) or tank ( tæŋk )

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Etymology

Origin of agma

From Late Greek; Greek: “fracture”

Example Sentences

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Not only the Greeks, but some of the early Romans, wrote g, instead of n, in this position, and gave to the letter so used a new name, agma.

From The Roman Pronunciation of Latin Why we use it and how to use it by Lord, Frances Ellen

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