English word origin

Etymology of Y

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Source etymology 2

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intj

Abbreviation of yes.

noun

Abbreviation of year (In some contexts as YY or YYYY to indicate only the last 2-digits or all 4-digits.)

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

Abbreviations.

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Source etymology 3

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noun

A particular facility run by the YMCA/YWCA.

name

Clipping of YMCA or YWCA.

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

Clippings.

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Source etymology 4

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name

Obsolete form of IJ: a lake (formerly a bay) adjoining the city of Amsterdam, Netherlands.

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

See IJ.

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Source etymology 5

Original entry ↗

name

A commune of Somme department, Hauts-de-France region, France.

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

Unadapted borrowing from French Y.

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Unadapted borrowing mentionYfr

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