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Twenty-fifth letter of the Latin alphabet

Y is the twenty-fifth and penultimate letter of the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages, and others worldwide. According to some authorities, it is the sixth vowel letter of the English alphabet. Its name in English is wye, plural wyes. Wikipedia →

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📖 Definitions

Letter The twenty-fifth letter of the basic modern Latin alphabet.

Symbol a close front compressed vowel: the German and Chinese ü-sound.

Symbol the English y-sound, IPA [j].

Symbol [y]-coloring, a [y] on- or off-glide (diphthong), or a weak, fleeting, epenthetic or echo [y].

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