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y.

The twenty-fifth letter of the English alphabet, called wy or wye and written in the Latin script.

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character/ˈwaɪ/letter, name/j/phoneme/aɪ/phoneme/i/phoneme

  1. The twenty-fifth letter of the English alphabet, called wy or wye and written in the Latin script.

    letter · lowercase
noun

  1. Abbreviation of year.

    abbreviation · alt-of

  2. Abbreviation of youth, usually followed by an age appropriate for the content so marked.

    UK · abbreviation · alt-of
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adv

  1. Abbreviation of why.

    Internet · abbreviation · alt-of · not-comparable · slang
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particle

  1. Abbreviation of yes.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.