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In scansion, the letter "a" is placed above unimportant words to indicate that they should be pronounced with a reduced emphasis or as unstressed syllables. This helps to show the natural rhythm and stress patterns in a line of poetry.
There is one accented syllable in the word "above," which falls on the first syllable "a-."
papakole (horizontal lines above both a), 'elemu (horizontal line above the first e), or 'okole (horizontal line abovec the first o, this term is much more crass and impolite)
Mo'opuna wahine (Mo'opuna Kane is grandson-- has a horizontal line above the a in kane)
Holding a finger horizontally above the upper lip is a nonverbal signal typically associated with asking someone to be quiet or to keep a secret. It can indicate a request for silence or confidentiality in a subtle manner.
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In scansion, the letter "a" is placed above unimportant words to indicate that they should be pronounced with a reduced emphasis or as unstressed syllables. This helps to show the natural rhythm and stress patterns in a line of poetry.
There is one accented syllable in the word "above," which falls on the first syllable "a-."
1000000=M with horizontal bar above it 90000=XC with horizontal bar above it 5000=V with horizontal bar above it 4=IV Therefore: ..............._____ 1905005= MXCVIV
The word above contains two syllables: a-bove. (uh-BUHV)
The horizontal line above vowels means the letter is a long vowel.
900000=CM with horizontal bar above it 90000=XC with horizontal bar above it 9000=MX with horizontal bar above X only 900=CM Therefore: ............_____..._ 999900=CMXCMXCM
600000=DC with horizontal bar above it 50000=L with horizontal bar above it 4000=IV with horizontal bar above it 100=C 20=XX 3=III therefore .............______ 654123=DCLIVCXXIII
300000=CCC with horizontal bar above it 90000=XC with horizontal bar above it 8000=VMMM with horizontal bar above V only 700=DCC 50=L 8=VIII Therefore ............._______ 398758=CCCXCVMMMDCCLVIII
1000000=M with horizontal bar above it 600000=DC with horizontal bar above it 40000=XL with horizontal bar above it 1000=M 900=CM 70=LXX 7=VII Therefore ................______ 1641977= MDCXLMCMLXXVII
800000=DCCC with horizontal bar above it 90000=XC with horizontal bar above it 7000=VMM with horizontal bar above V only 300=CCC 40=XL 3=III Therefore .............________ 897343=DCCCXCVMMCCCXLIII