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Definitions
- 1 Abbreviation of underwater. abbreviation, alt-of
- 2 Abbreviation of upper class (“characteristic of the upper classes, particularly in the use of language”). British, abbreviation, alt-of, comparable, dated, not-comparable, usually
"I may also note here that the U-demarcation is of two types: – (1) a certain U-feature has a different, non-U counterpart as non-U wealthy / U rich; (2) a certain feature is confined to U-speech and it has a counterpart which is not confined to non-U speech e.g. the pronunciations of girl as [ɡɛl], (? [ɡjɛl]), [ɡæl], [ɡɛəl] are U, but many (perhaps most male) U-speakers, like all non-U-speakers, use the pronunciation [ɡəːl]."
- 3 Abbreviation of united. abbreviation, alt-of, not-comparable, usually
- 4 Abbreviation of upper. abbreviation, alt-of, not-comparable, usually
- 5 Usually in parentheses: abbreviation of unclassified. not-comparable, usually
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- 6 Abbreviation of universal (“suitable for all ages”), in a film certificate. UK, abbreviation, alt-of, not-comparable, usually
- 1 (chiefly British) of or appropriate to the upper classes especially in language use wordnet
- 1 The twenty-first letter of the English alphabet, called u and written in the Latin script. letter, lowercase
"I prefer the u in Arial to the one in Times New Roman."
- 2 The twenty-first letter of the English alphabet, called u and written in the Latin script. letter, uppercase
- 3 Something shaped like the letter U:; A U-turn ('turned a U in the road') letter, uppercase
- 4 Something shaped like the letter U:; A double upright cordon espalier (also double U, triple U). letter, uppercase
- 1 An Austroasiatic language spoken in China.
- 2 Alternative form of Ü (“Tibetan language”). alt-of, alternative
"Among the settled communities of Central Tibet, the Tsang dialect as spoken in Shigatse and the U dialect as spoken in Lhasa hold the field."
- 1 The name of the Latin script letter U/u.
- 2 A U-turn.
"Do a U across the divider and get on back here to the office."
- 3 An honorific to a Burmese man
"U Thant; U Nu"
- 4 the 21st letter of the Roman alphabet wordnet
- 5 A thing in the shape of the letter U.
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- 6 Abbreviation of university. abbreviation, alt-of
- 7 a heavy toxic silvery-white radioactive metallic element; occurs in many isotopes; used for nuclear fuels and nuclear weapons wordnet
- 8 Abbreviation of Sunday. abbreviation, alt-of
- 9 a base containing nitrogen that is found in RNA (but not in DNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine wordnet
- 10 A film with the film classification U (“universal”). UK
- 1 Abbreviation of under. abbreviation, alt-of
"In 1992 Susan Lockhart was Captain of the England U16 Hockey Squad."
- 2 Abbreviation of up. abbreviation, alt-of
- 1 Abbreviation of you. Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, nominative, objective, plural, second-person, singular
"t8k me w u"
Etymology
From Middle English lower case letter v (also written u), from Old English lower case u, from 7th century replacement by lower case u of the Anglo-Saxon Futhorc letter ᚢ (u, ur), derived from Raetic letter u. Before the 1700s, the pointed form v was written at the beginning of a word, while a rounded form u was used elsewhere, regardless of sound. So whereas valor and excuse appeared as in modern printing, have and upon were printed haue and vpon. Eventually, in the 1700s, to differentiate between the consonant and vowel sounds, the v form was used to represent the consonant, and u the vowel sound. v then preceded u in the alphabet, but the order has since reversed.
From Middle English lower case letter v (also written u), from Old English lower case u, from 7th century replacement by lower case u of the Anglo-Saxon Futhorc letter ᚢ (u, ur), derived from Raetic letter u. Before the 1700s, the pointed form v was written at the beginning of a word, while a rounded form u was used elsewhere, regardless of sound. So whereas valor and excuse appeared as in modern printing, have and upon were printed haue and vpon. Eventually, in the 1700s, to differentiate between the consonant and vowel sounds, the v form was used to represent the consonant, and u the vowel sound. v then preceded u in the alphabet, but the order has since reversed.
An abbreviation of a word or term beginning with the letter U. Adjective sense 1 (“characteristic of the upper classes”) was coined by British linguist Alan S. C. Ross (1907–1980) in a 1954 article, and popularized by the English journalist and writer Nancy Mitford (1904–1973).
An abbreviation of a word or term beginning with the letter U. Adjective sense 1 (“characteristic of the upper classes”) was coined by British linguist Alan S. C. Ross (1907–1980) in a 1954 article, and popularized by the English journalist and writer Nancy Mitford (1904–1973).
An abbreviation of a word or term beginning with the letter U. Adjective sense 1 (“characteristic of the upper classes”) was coined by British linguist Alan S. C. Ross (1907–1980) in a 1954 article, and popularized by the English journalist and writer Nancy Mitford (1904–1973).
See Ü.
Borrowed from Burmese ဦး (u:).
See also for "u"
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