πλέον

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Ancient Greek

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Pronunciation

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Adjective

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πλέον (pléon)

  1. inflection of πλέων (pléōn):
    1. neuter nominative/accusative singular
    2. masculine/feminine/neuter vocative singular

Verb

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πλέον (pléon)

  1. (Epic) first-person singular/third-person plural imperfect active indicative unaugmented of πλέω (pléō)

Greek

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek πλείων (pleíōn), comparative of πολύς (polús). Doublet of πιο (pio).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈpleon/
  • Hyphenation: πλέ‧ον

Adverb

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πλέον (pléon)

  1. (dated, formal) more, -er (forms comparatives)
    Ο πλέον γνωστός ηθοποιός.
    O pléon gnostós ithopoiós.
    The more known actor.
  2. already
    Είναι πλέον αργά.
    Eínai pléon argá.
    It's already late.
  3. from now on
    Υποσχέθηκε να είναι πλέον πιστός στην φιλενάδα του.
    Yposchéthike na eínai pléon pistós stin filenáda tou.
    He promised to be faithful to his girlfriend from now on.
  4. more than
    Πλέον των διακοσίων χιλιάδων βγήκαν να ψηφίσουν.
    Pléon ton diakosíon chiliádon vgíkan na psifísoun.
    More than two hundred thousand came out to vote.

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