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From: braddy@houxl.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.motss
Subject: Re: Etymology of "lambda"
Message-ID: <143@houxl.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 2-Dec-83 09:04:00 EST
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Posted: Fri Dec  2 09:04:00 1983
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I think it is the  first greek letter of the name
of the Greek isle of Lesbos (sp?),
(and or the name of someone who lived there?),
from which comes "Lesbian".