ορόσημο

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Greek

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Etymology

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Learnedly from όρ(ος) (ór(os)) +‎ -ο- (-o-) +‎ -σημο (-simo), a calque of English landmark.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /oˈɾo.si.mo/
  • Hyphenation: ο‧ρό‧ση‧μο

Noun

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ορόσημο (orósimon (plural ορόσημα)

  1. landmark (an object that marks the boundary of a piece of land)
  2. (figuratively) landmark, milestone (an important event)

Declension

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References

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  1. ^ ορόσημο, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language