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waɪy
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Princeton's WordNet
yttrium, Y, atomic number 39noun
a silvery metallic element that is common in rare-earth minerals; used in magnesium and aluminum alloys
Y, y, wyenoun
the 25th letter of the Roman alphabet
Wiktionary
yabbreviation
Abbreviation of youth, usually followed by an age appropriate for the content so marked.
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ypronoun
you; ye.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Y
At the beginning of words, is a consonant; at the end, and when it follows a consonant, is a vowel, and has the sound of i. It is used at the end of words, and whenever two i i ’s would come together; and in words derived from the Greek, to express the v. Y was much used by the Saxons, whence y is found for i in the old English writers.
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Ȳ
Ȳ (minuscule: ȳ) is a letter of the Latin alphabet, formed from Y with the addition of a macron (¯). In modern dictionaries and textbooks for Latin and Old English, ȳ may be used to indicate a long "y" ([yː]). In Latin, this only occurs in loanwords. It is also used in Livonian and Cornish.
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Y
Y could refer to various things depending on the context. However, in general, "Y" can be defined as the 25th letter of the English alphabet. It is a consonant and is pronounced as "wai." It is also commonly used as an abbreviation for "why."
Webster Dictionary
Y
y, the twenty-fifth letter of the English alphabet, at the beginning of a word or syllable, except when a prefix (see Y-), is usually a fricative vocal consonant; as a prefix, and usually in the middle or at the end of a syllable, it is a vowel. See Guide to Pronunciation, // 145, 178-9, 272
Ynoun
something shaped like the letter Y; a forked piece resembling in form the letter Y
Ynoun
one of the forked holders for supporting the telescope of a leveling instrument, or the axis of a theodolite; a wye
Ynoun
a forked or bifurcated pipe fitting
Ynoun
a portion of track consisting of two diverging tracks connected by a cross track
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Wikidata
Y
Y is the twenty-fifth letter in the ISO basic Latin alphabet and represents either a vowel or a consonant in English.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Y in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Y in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
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