Unnumbered source etymology
Original entry ↗adj
Possessing characteristics of a sigma male.
noun
Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventoryThe eighteenth letter of the Classical and Modern Greek alphabets (Σ, σ), the twentieth letter of Old and Ancient. · The symbol Σ, used to indicate summation of a set or series. · The symbol σ, used to indicate one standard deviation from the mean, particularly in a normal distribution. · A sigma male (a self-reliant and assertive male).
From Ancient Greek σῖγμα (sîgma), probably from the root σῑγ- (sīg-) as seen in σίζω (sízō, “to hiss”) + -μα (-ma, nominal suffix).
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