Ies

name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    plural of i, the name of the letter I. form-of, plural, rare

    "These names […] may form regular plurals; thus, Aes, Bees, Cees, Dees, Ees, Effs, Gees, Aitches, Ies, Jays, Kays, Ells, Ems, Ens, Oes, Pees, Kues, Ars, Esses, Tees, Ues, Vees, Double-ues, Exes, Wies, Zees."

  2. 2
    Alternative letter-case form of ies. alt-of
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Initialism of Illuminating Engineering Society. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

Synonyms

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iesnaiesna

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"Studies have shown that IES does not work when the correct rate is below 90%; however, “seeing this stimulus to press this button” is not complicated work, so the correct rate is over 90% in most cases."

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