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Meaning of KY | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2

Definitions

  1. Symbol for kiloyear, an SI unit of time equal to 10³ years.
    alt-of, symbol
  2. Abbreviation of Kentucky: a state of the United States.
    abbreviation, alt-of
  3. Abbreviation of kyanite.
  4. A short form of the female given names Kylie, Kylee, or Kyleigh, used as a nickname and/or as a form that is not overtly feminine.

Equivalents

Examples

“I put on a big fanny of Ky, that is a straight-sided pot of cocoa for them returning.”
“(A) Plane-polarized light and (B) back-scattered electron (BSE) images. The pseudomorph (Crd) is made up of Grt + Qtz + Ky rodlets + micas flakes (mainly biotite, Bt).”
“However, its latest challenger, the 'aged' filter is growing in popularity with 6.9 million videos shared by users. And of course, with such a celebrity like Ky [Kylie Jenner] jumping on the social media trend, we only expect this number to grow.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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