Complete Definition of "U"

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Translingual

Symbol
U

  1. element symbol Symbol for uranium.

English

Pronunciation
IPA|/ju�/, SAMPA|/ju:/
:rhymes|u�

Letter
U (uppercase, lowercase u)

  1. The twenty-first letter of the Appendix:Roman script|English alphabet, preceded by T and followed by V.

Derived terms
U-turn

Noun
en-noun|U's

  1. The twenty-first letter of the Appendix:Roman script|English alphabet.

abbreviation
U

  1. (British film certificate) Universal - suitable for all ages
  2. Under
  3. University
  4. Up, Upper

Adjective
U

  1. context|mostly|British Characteristic of the upper classes, particularly in use of language.

Antonyms
non-U

Quotations
[1956], Alan S.C. Ross, �U and non-U,� in Brewer�s Anthology of England and the English, David Milsted 1
1956, Nancy Mitford, Noblesse Oblige: an Inquiry into the Identifiable Characteristics of the English Aristocracy
1992, Stephan Gramley, Survey of Modern English 2

1992, Linda Rosenkrantz, Beyond Charles and Diana 3


Dutch

Pronoun
U (personal & reflexive pronoun, capitalized form of u)

  1. Second-person singular & plural, objective & subjective: you (polite).
Usage notes

Category:Dutch personal pronouns
Category:Dutch reflexive pronouns


Latin
In Latin, the letter U is a modern typographical convention for the vowel form of V. The letter V in ancient times denoted either a vowel or a consonant, see V#Latin|V for more information.

Pronunciation
Classical: IPA: short /u/, long /u:/

Category:Latin letters


Romanian

Pronunciation
IPA|/u/|lang=ro

Letter
U (capital, lowercase u)

  1. The twenty-fifth letter of the Romanian alphabet representing the phoneme /u/. Preceded by Ţ and followed by V.

Category:Romanian alphabet

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