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Definition of y
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play \ˈwīz\1a : the 25th letter of the English alphabetb : a graphic representation of this letterc : a speech counterpart of orthographic y
2 : a graphic device for reproducing the letter y
3 : one designated y especially as the 25th in order or class or the second in order or class when x is made the first
4 : something shaped like the letter Y
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Examples of y in a Sentence
a word that starts with a y
a word that starts with y
First Known Use of y
before 12th century
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Definition of y
1 yard
2 year
First Known Use of y
circa 1915
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Definition of Y
yttrium
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\ē; in some dialects, especially British, Southern US, and New England, often i but not shown at individual entries\Definition of -y
1a : characterized by : full of blossomy dirty muddy clayeyb : having the character of : composed of icy waxyc : like : like that of homey wintry —often with a disparaging connotation stagy
2a : tending or inclined to sleepy chattyb : giving occasion for (specified) action tearyc : performing (specified) action curly
Origin and Etymology of -y
Middle English, from Old English -ig; akin to Old High German -īg -y, Latin -icus, Greek -ikos, Sanskrit -ika
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Definition of -y
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1 : state : condition : quality beggary
2 : activity, place of business, or goods dealt with chandlery laundry
3 : whole body or group soldiery
Origin and Etymology of -y
Middle English -ie, from Anglo-French, from Latin -ia, from Greek -ia, -eia
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Definition of -y
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: instance of a (specified) action entreaty inquiry
Origin and Etymology of -y
Middle English -ie, from Anglo-French, from Latin -ium
Y Defined for English Language Learners
y
playDefinition of y for English Language Learners
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: the 25th letter of the English alphabet
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mathematics —used to represent especially a second unknown quantity
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—used in the phrase x, y, and z to refer to the second thing in a group of three unnamed things
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Definition of -y for English Language Learners
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: full or having a lot of something
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: having the qualities of something : made of or seeming to be made of something
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: resembling something
Y Defined for Kids
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playDefinition of y for Students
y's
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\ˈwīz\: the 25th letter of the English alphabet
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\ē\Definition of -y for Students
-ier
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1 : showing, full of, or made of dirty muddy icy
2 : like wintry
3 : devoted to : enthusiastic about
4 : tending to sleepy
5 : somewhat : rather chilly
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Definition of -y for Students
-ies
1 : state : condition : quality jealousy
2 : activity, place of business, or goods dealt with laundry
3 : whole body or group
-y
Definition of -y for Students
-ies
: occasion or example of a specified action entreaty inquiry
Medical Dictionary
Y
Medical Definition of Y
yttrium
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