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Adjective letetr x word4/7/2023 ![]() Some groups of letters, such as pee and bee, or em and en, are easily confused in speech, especially when heard over the telephone or a radio communications link. The novel forms are aitch, a regular development of Medieval Latin acca jay, a new letter presumably vocalized like neighboring kay to avoid confusion with established gee (the other name, jy, was taken from French) vee, a new letter named by analogy with the majority double-u, a new letter, self-explanatory (the name of Latin V was ū) wye, of obscure origin but with an antecedent in Old French wi izzard, from the Romance phrase i zed or i zeto "and Z" said when reciting the alphabet and zee, an American levelling of zed by analogy with other consonants. Affects A, B, C, D, E, G, H, I, K, O, P, T, and presumably Y. the Great Vowel Shift, shifting all Middle English long vowels.the inconsistent lowering of Middle English /ɛr/ to /ar/.fronting of Latin /uː/ to Middle French /yː/, becoming Middle English /iw/ and then Modern English /juː/.palatalization before front vowels of Latin /ɡ/ to Proto-Romance and Middle French /dʒ/.palatalization before front vowels of Latin /k/ successively to /tʃ/, /ts/, and finally to Middle French /s/.The regular phonological developments (in rough chronological order) are: ![]() The names of the letters are for the most part direct descendants, via French, of the Latin (and Etruscan) names. For a letter as a letter, the letter itself is most commonly used, generally in capitalized form, in which case the plural just takes -s or -'s (e.g. Plurals of vowel names also take -es (i.e., aes, ees, ies, oes, ues), but these are rare. Plurals of consonant names are formed by adding -s (e.g., bees, efs or effs, ems) or -es in the cases of aitches, esses, exes. The spellings listed below are from the Oxford English Dictionary. The names of the letters are commonly spelled out in compound words and initialisms (e.g., tee-shirt, deejay, emcee, okay, etc.), derived forms (e.g., exed out, effing, to eff and blind, aitchless, etc.), and objects named after letters (e.g., en and em in printing, and wye in railroading). Links to this page may be made without permission.Problems playing this file? See media help. All material on this page © 1996-2021 Stephen Chrisomalis. Please consult a major dictionary before e-mailing your query. Please note that I am not able to respond to all requests. If you have any corrections, additions, or comments, please contact me. I hope you have found this site to be useful. Xyston short pike used by Greek heavy cavalry Xyster surgeon's instrument for scraping bones Xystarch ancient Greek officer in charge of gymnastic exercises Xylotypographic printed from wooden blocks Xylotherapy use of certain sorts of wood in treating disease Xylorimba combination of xylophone and marimba Xylopyrography engraving designs on wood with hot poker Xylophilous fond of wood living in or on wood Xylometer instrument measuring specific gravity of wood Xylomancy divination by examining wood found in one's path Xography photographic process for producing three-dimensional images Xoanon primitive wooden statue overlaid with ivory and gold Xiphopagus conjoined twins joined by a band of flesh on the torso Xilinous of, like or pertaining to cotton Xerostomia excessive dryness of the mouth Xeroradiography process for taking permanent pictures of X-ray images Xerophthalmia dryness and soreness of the eyes Xerophily adaptation to very dry conditions ![]() ![]() Xerophagy eating of dry food fast of dry food in the week preceding Easter Xenomenia menstruation from abnormal orifices Xenomania inordinate attachment to foreign things Xenolith fragment of extraneous rock embedded in magma or another rock Xenolalia person's knowledge of a language never studied Xenoglossia person's knowledge of a language never studied Xenogenesis generation of offspring entirely unlike the parent Xenogeneic of a disease, derived from an individual of a different species Xenodochium building for the reception of strangers Xenodochial hospitable kindly to strangers Xenodiagnosis diagnosis of disease by allowing laboratory-bred diseases to affect material Xenocracy government by a body of foreigners Xenobiotic indicating a substance or item foreign to the body Xenium gift made to a guest or ambassador any compulsory gift Xenial of or concerning hospitality towards guests Xenagogue guide someone who conducts strangers Xanthopsia a visual condition where things appear yellow Xanthophyll substance causing yellow colour of autumn leaves Xanthometer instrument for measuring colour of sea or lake water Xanthoma disease characterized by yellow patches on the skin Xanthocyanopsy form of colour-blindness in which only blue and yellow can be distinguished Xanthareel yellow eel formerly used in medicinal foods
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