Y in English dictionary

  • y

    Meanings and definitions of "Y"

    • The twenty-fifth letter of the English alphabet, called wye and written in the Latin script.
    • (abbreviation) year
    • (TV) Abbreviation for youth content, usually followed by a suggested age.
    • (computing) Abbreviation for yes.
    • (informal, abbreviation) why (in text messaging and internet conversations)
    • abbreviation
      Abbreviation of [i]year[/i].
    • abbreviation
      (Britain, television)
      Abbreviation of [i]youth[/i]., usually followed by an age appropriate for the content so marked.
    • abbreviation
      (computing)
      Abbreviation of [i]yes[/i].
    • abbreviation
      (slang, text messaging, Internet)
      Abbreviation of [i]why[/i].
    • Letter
      The twenty-fifth letter of the English alphabet, called [i]wye and written in the Latin script.[/i]
    • noun
      the 25th letter of the Roman alphabet

    Synonyms of "Y" in English dictionary

    letter, yttrium, letter of the alphabet are the top synonyms of "Y" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of Y

    • y lowercase ( uppercase Y)
    • y (lower case, upper case Y, plural y's)
  • Y

    Meanings and definitions of "Y"

    • The twenty-fifth letter of the English alphabet, called wye and written in the Latin script.
    • abbreviation
      yes
    • abbreviation
      (the Y) YMCA or YWCA
    • Letter
      The twenty-fifth letter of the English alphabet, called [i]wye and written in the Latin script.[/i]
    • noun
      A Y-shaped object, such as a railroad fork or a support for a telescope; a wye, a bifurcation.
    • noun
      a silvery metallic element that is common in rare-earth minerals; used in magnesium and aluminum alloys
    • noun
      the 25th letter of the Roman alphabet

    Synonyms of "Y" in English dictionary

    yttrium, atomic number 39, y are the top synonyms of "Y" in the English thesaurus.

    • yttrium · atomic number 39

      a silvery metallic element that is common in rare-earth minerals; used in magnesium and aluminum alloys

    • y · wye

      the 25th letter of the Roman alphabet

    Grammar and declension of Y

    • Y uppercase ( lowercase y)
    • Y (upper case, lower case y, plural Ys or Y's)
    • Y (plural Ys)

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