double-u
double-u · double-ues · double-u's
дабл-ю, дубль-вэ
We
The name of the Latin script letter W/wThe name of the Latin script letter W/w.
/ˈdʌb.(ə)l.juː/
Meaning
2 sensesThe name of the Latin script letter W/w.
We
да́бл-юdábl-ju, дубль-вэ́dublʹ-vɛ́
the 23rd letter of the Roman alphabet
(euphemistic)The WC; the toilet.
Translations
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the name of the Latin-script letter W/w:
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the name of the Latin-script letter W/w:
Origin
Inherited from Middle English doble W, in reference to the letter's origins as a ligatureInherited from Middle English doble W, in reference to the letter's origins as a ligature of two Us or Vs (V originally being a typographical variant of U).
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plural: double-ues / double-u'sSynonyms
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