Unnumbered source etymology
Original entry ↗The third letter of the Greek alphabet (Γ, γ), preceded by beta (Β, β) and followed by delta, (Δ, δ). · The letter Ɣɣ, used in the alphabets of several African languages, and in lowercase form in the IPA to represent a voiced velar fricative. · A gamma ray or gamma-ray photon. · The Gamma function, symbolized by Γ.
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek γάμμα (gámma). Doublet of gimel.
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