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English word origin

Etymology of F

Abbreviation.

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Source etymology 2

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name

Abbreviation of various proper names. · Abbreviation of Fahrenheit. · Abbreviation of Father, as a title given to priests. · Abbreviation of French.

adj

Abbreviation of false. · Abbreviation of female. · Abbreviation of fine.

noun

A failing grade, with the next best grade being either a D or an E (some institutions issue Es instead of Fs). · A grade lower than E but higher than G. · A grade of black-lead pencil (originally an abbreviation of fine). · In the American Library Association, a folio-sized book, over 30 cm in height.

symbol

Ford Motor Company

verb

Initialism of fuck.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Abbreviation.

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