Book Title: Alphabet Key To History Of Mankind
Author(s): David Diringer
Publisher: Hutchinsons Scientific and Technical Publications
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THE GREEK ALPHABET AND ITS OFFSHOOTS 457
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small letters in print. 14. Phonetic value of the letters
