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Y

//ˈwaɪ// adv, character, intj, name, noun, particle, slang

Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    Abbreviation of why. Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, not-comparable, slang
Character
  1. 1
    The twenty-fifth letter of the English alphabet, called wy or wye and written in the Latin script. letter, lowercase
  2. 2
    The twenty-fifth letter of the English alphabet, called wye and written in the Latin script. letter, uppercase
  3. 3
    Used for the Greek letter Υ (Y, “upsilon”). letter, uppercase
Intj
  1. 1
    Abbreviation of yes. abbreviation, alt-of
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Clipping of YMCA or YWCA. Canada, US, abbreviation, alt-of, clipping

    "He had sat next to Cindy returning from the Y and smelled the chlorine on her. A sodden Band-Aid had clung by a few lingering bits of stickum to her knee."

  2. 2
    Obsolete form of IJ: a lake (formerly a bay) adjoining the city of Amsterdam, Netherlands. alt-of, obsolete

    "Amsterdam, Hol. fortif. on the gulf Y and the Amstel river, 27,000 ho. in the town, nearly as many in the suburbs; 210,000 inh. 1000 rp. 50,000 lm. 6000 sailors; well built, many canals, ground very damp and marshy, very clean streets, […]"

Noun
  1. 1
    Abbreviation of year. abbreviation, alt-of

    "Consider the following questions selected from the tests and estimate the proportion of Y8 pupils you would expect to answer correctly."

  2. 2
    A figure or mark in the shape of the letter Y.
  3. 3
    Abbreviation of year (In some contexts as YY or YYYY to indicate only the last 2-digits or all 4-digits.) abbreviation, alt-of
  4. 4
    A particular facility run by the YMCA/YWCA. Canada, US, informal

    "Of course, the audience up here at the Bronx “Y” will probably be a little parochial, but if I make good in the lecture, I might one day end up speaking down at the Lex. Ave. “Y” where great thinkers like Norman Mailer and Seymour Krim are always airing their views."

  5. 5
    the 25th letter of the Roman alphabet wordnet
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  1. 6
    Abbreviation of youth, usually followed by an age appropriate for the content so marked. UK, abbreviation, alt-of

    "Y7"

  2. 7
    A Y-shaped object, such as a railroad fork or a support for a telescope; a wye, a bifurcation.
  3. 8
    a silvery metallic element that is common in rare-earth minerals; used in magnesium and aluminum alloys wordnet
  4. 9
    A moth of the genus Plusia, having markings resembling the letter Y.
Particle
  1. 1
    Abbreviation of yes. abbreviation, alt-of

Etymology

Etymology 1

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Etymology 2

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Etymology 3

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Etymology 4

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Etymology 5

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Etymology 6

Clippings.

Etymology 7

Clippings.

Etymology 8

See IJ.

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