noun
Origin: < Gr pēgma (gen. pēgmatos), a framework, something fastened together (< IE base *paĝ-: see fang) + -ite: from its texture
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noun
Origin:
Origin: Greek pēgma, pēgmat-, something fastened together (from pēgnunai, to fasten; see pag- in Indo-European roots)
Origin: + -ite1
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