y

Definitions

1. An orthographic ⟨y⟩ with a diacritic that marks it as being the KIT vowel, as in the word "typical".
2. The twenty-fifth letter of the English alphabet, called wye and written in the Latin script.
   letter, uppercase
3. A figure or mark in the shape of the letter Y.
4. Abbreviation of year (In some contexts as YY or YYYY to indicate only the last 2-digits or all 4-digits.)
   abbreviation, alt-of
5. Clipping of YMCA or YWCA.
   Canada, US, abbreviation, alt-of, clipping
6. A particular facility run by the YMCA/YWCA.
   Canada, US, informal
7. An orthographic ⟨y⟩ with a diacritic that marks it as being the PRICE vowel, as in the word "lyre".
8. The twenty-fifth letter of the English alphabet, called wy or wye and written in the Latin script.
   letter, lowercase
9. Abbreviation of year.
   abbreviation, alt-of
10. Used for the Greek letter Υ (Y, “upsilon”).
    letter, uppercase
11. A Y-shaped object, such as a railroad fork or a support for a telescope; a wye, a bifurcation.
12. Abbreviation of youth, usually followed by an age appropriate for the content so marked.
    UK, abbreviation, alt-of
13. A moth of the genus Plusia, having markings resembling the letter Y.

Equivalents

Examples

“Consider⟳ the following questions selected from the tests and estimate⟳ the proportion of Y8 pupils you would expect⟳ to answer⟳ correctly.”

“He had sat next to Cindy returning from the Y and smelled the chlorine on her. A sodden Band-Aid had clung by a few lingering bits of stickum to her knee.”

“Of course, the audience up here at the Bronx “Y” will probably be a little parochial, but if I make⟳ good in the lecture⟳, I might one day end⟳ up speaking down at the Lex. Ave. “Y” where great thinkers like⟳ Norman Mailer and Seymour Krim are always airing their views.”

“When a 50ish woman at my Y learned that I was about to turn⟳ 80, she exclaimed, “80 is the new 60, and you set⟳ a great example for the rest⟳ of us!””

“Amsterdam, Hol. fortif. on the gulf Y and the Amstel river, 27,000 ho. in the town, nearly as many in the suburbs; 210,000 inh. 1000 rp. 50,000 lm. 6000 sailors; well built, many canals, ground very damp and marshy, very clean⟳ streets, […]”

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