An ancient aid to joining lettersSourced
Greece · English meaning
A tie mark helped identify a single word
In ancient Greek texts written without spaces, a tie mark could indicate that letters belonged to one word. A small sign supplied information that modern readers often obtain from spacing. Recognizing the boundary was part of reading the text.
Joining letters could be as important as separating them.
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