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  2. List of acronyms: U - Wikipedia

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    This list contains acronyms, initialisms, and pseudo-blends that begin with the letter U. For the purposes of this list: acronym = an abbreviation pronounced as if it were a word, e.g., SARS = severe acute respiratory syndrome , pronounced to rhyme with cars

  3. Ŭ - Wikipedia

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    The letter ŭ is called non-syllabic u (romanised: u nieskładovaje) in Belarusian because it resembles the vowel u but forms no syllables. It is an allophone of /v/ that forms the diphthongs aŭ, eŭ, oŭ and is equivalent to . Its Cyrillic counterpart is ў. [1] Sometimes (as in National Geographic atlases), the Cyrillic letter ў is ...

  4. List of Latin words with English derivatives - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of Latin words with derivatives in English (and other modern languages). Ancient orthography did not distinguish between i and j or between u and v. [1] Many modern works distinguish u from v but not i from j. In this article, both distinctions are shown as they are helpful when tracing the origin of English words.

  5. 220 baby names that start with ‘U’ - AOL

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    “Parents are drawn to the long ‘U’ ‘oo’ sound more than the shortU’ ‘uh’ sound,” says Wattenberg. “To hear the difference, try saying Luke vs. luck.

  6. 127 boy names that start with 'U' - AOL

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    “Parents are drawn to the long ‘U’ ‘oo’ sound more than the shortU’ ‘uh’ sound,” Laura Wattenberg, the creator of Namerology, previously told TODAY.com. “To hear the ...

  7. List of onomatopoeias - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 2 December 2024. This is a list of onomatopoeias, i.e. words that imitate, resemble, or suggest the source of the sound that they describe. For more information, see the linked articles. Human vocal sounds Achoo, Atishoo, the sound of a sneeze Ahem, a sound made to clear the throat or to draw attention ...

  8. U - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 25 December 2024. 21st letter in the Latin alphabet This article is about the letter of the alphabet. For other uses, see U (disambiguation). "ASCII 85" redirects here. For the encoding, see Ascii85. U U u Usage Writing system Latin script Type Alphabetic Language of origin Latin Sound values [u] [w] [ʉ ...

  9. Initial sound table - Wikipedia

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    An initial sound table (German: Anlauttabel) is a table, list or chart which shows a letter together with a picture of the things whose word start with that letter. They are commonly used in German classrooms for language teaching.