Definition of pegma in English:

pegma

noun ˈpɛɡmə

rare, historical

A kind of framework or stage used in theatrical displays, pageants, etc., sometimes bearing an inscription; (formerly also) the inscription itself.

Origin

Early 17th century; earliest use found in Ben Jonson (?1573–1637), poet and playwright. From classical Latin pēgma framework, movable stage or scaffold in a theatre from Hellenistic Greek πῆγμα, already in ancient Greek denoting a substance which causes curdling from πηγνύναι to fix, fasten + -μα.

Definition of pegma in US English:

pegma

nounˈpɛɡmə

rare, historical

A kind of framework or stage used in theatrical displays, pageants, etc., sometimes bearing an inscription; (formerly also) the inscription itself.

Origin

Early 17th century; earliest use found in Ben Jonson (?1573–1637), poet and playwright. From classical Latin pēgma framework, movable stage or scaffold in a theatre from Hellenistic Greek πῆγμα, already in ancient Greek denoting a substance which causes curdling from πηγνύναι to fix, fasten + -μα.

单词	pegma
释义	Definition of pegma in English: pegma noun ˈpɛɡmə rare, historical A kind of framework or stage used in theatrical displays, pageants, etc., sometimes bearing an inscription; (formerly also) the inscription itself. Origin Early 17th century; earliest use found in Ben Jonson (?1573–1637), poet and playwright. From classical Latin pēgma framework, movable stage or scaffold in a theatre from Hellenistic Greek πῆγμα, already in ancient Greek denoting a substance which causes curdling from πηγνύναι to fix, fasten + -μα. Definition of pegma in US English: pegma nounˈpɛɡmə rare, historical A kind of framework or stage used in theatrical displays, pageants, etc., sometimes bearing an inscription; (formerly also) the inscription itself. Origin Early 17th century; earliest use found in Ben Jonson (?1573–1637), poet and playwright. From classical Latin pēgma framework, movable stage or scaffold in a theatre from Hellenistic Greek πῆγμα, already in ancient Greek denoting a substance which causes curdling from πηγνύναι to fix, fasten + -μα.
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