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gammadion
/ ɡæˈmeɪdɪən /
noun
- a decorative figure composed of a number of Greek capital gammas, esp radiating from a centre, as in a swastika
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Word History and Origins
Origin of gammadion1
C19: from Late Greek, literally: little gamma
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Example Sentences
In early Greek art the Swastika and Gammadion are everywhere, especially as embroidery on dress.
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It is, therefore, in this latter region that we must look for the first home of the gammadion.
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There remains, therefore, the supposition that the gammadion might have been introduced into the two countries by the same nation.
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But in Persia itself the gammadion only appears as an exception on a few rare coins approaching our era.
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