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Yr

//yːr// contraction, det, noun

Definitions

Contraction
  1. 1
    Contraction of you + are. Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, contraction
Determiner
  1. 1
    Abbreviation of your. abbreviation, alt-of

    "Got yr card. Problem is: don't have yr address! Wd love to see you. Write w/number! xo Jeremy."

Noun
  1. 1
    Abbreviation of year. abbreviation, alt-of
  2. 2
    A letter of the Anglo-Saxon runic alphabet, ᚣ, representing the vowel sounds /y/ and /yː/ in Old English.
  3. 3
    a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days wordnet

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Old English ȳr, the literal translation of which is uncertain: perhaps “yew” or “bow (made of yew)”, based on Old Norse ýr.

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