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English word origin

Etymology of h

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Source etymology 2

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noun

Abbreviation of hour, particularly when used as a (non-SI) unit of time alongside International System of Units (SI) units. · Abbreviation of hit, the number of hits by a player. · Abbreviation of heroin. · Abbreviation of hexadecimal (following a number).

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Machine-source provenance
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