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eta
I. \ˈā|d.ə, |tə also ˈē|\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Late Latin, from Greek ēta, from a Phoenician word akin to Hebrew ḥēth
: the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet — symbol Η or η; see alphabet table
II. \ˈāˌtä\ noun
(plural eta also etas)
Usage: often capitalized
Etymology: Japanese
1. : an outcast class formerly segregated in Japan
< in pre-Meiji Japan the eta, or pariah class, ranked below the … warrior, farmer, artisan, and merchant — J.F.Embree >
2. : a member of the eta class |