limma
noun
lim·ma
| \ ˈlimə\
plural limmata\ -ətə \
Definition of limma
1
in ancient Greek music
: a semitone in the Pythagorean scale that is less than half a whole step and is designated as the difference between a perfect fourth and two whole steps or 256/243
— called also diesis
2
[ Late Greek leimma, from Greek ]
: a pause in Greek verse equivalent to one mora
—symbol Λ, λ, â‹€
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