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κάππα

tenth Greek letter

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A physical Greek-alphabet learning strip presents the first ten lowercase letters in order, with the tenth tile, κ, pulled slightly forward and distinctly highlighted.
noun

kappa

KAP-uh/ˈkæpə/

The tenth letter of the Greek alphabet.

Etymology
kappaGreektenth Greek letter

Greek κάππα supplies the name of the tenth Greek letter; that letter also gave rise to the Roman letter K.

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