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Contents 1 Translingual 1.1 Symbol 2 English 2.1 Pronunciation 2.2 Letter 2.2.1 Derived terms 2.3 Noun 2.4 Abbreviation 2.5 Adjective 2.5.1 Antonyms 2.5.2 Quotations 3 Dutch 3.1 Pronoun 3.1.1 Usage notes 4 Latin 4.1 Pronunciation 5 Romanian 5.1 Pronunciation 5.2 Letter

[ Translingual

[ Symbol

U

1. (chemistry) Symbol for uranium.
2. (genetics) IUPAC 1-letter abbreviation for uracil

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[ English

[ Pronunciation

• IPA: /juː/, SAMPA: /ju:/

  Rhymes: -uː

[ Letter

U (uppercase, lowercase u)

1. The twenty-first letter of the English alphabet, preceded by T and followed by V.

[ Derived terms

• U-turn

[ Noun

Singular U

Plural U's

U (plural U's)

1. The twenty-first letter of the English alphabet.

[ Abbreviation

U

1. (British film certificate) Universal - suitable for all ages
2. Under
3. University
4. Up, Upper

[ Adjective

U

1. (mostly UK) Characteristic of the upper classes, particularly in use of language.

[ Antonyms

• non-U

[ Quotations

• [1956], Alan S.C. Ross, “U and non-U,” in Brewer’s Anthology of England and the English, David Milsted [1]

  To TAKE a bath is non-U against U to HAVE one’s bath.

• 1956, Nancy Mitford, Noblesse Oblige: an Inquiry into the Identifiable Characteristics of the English Aristocracy

  In a treatise that still causes ripples in English society, Mitford defined various terms as either U (upper class) or non-U.

• 1992, Stephan Gramley, Survey of Modern English [2]

  Other, perhaps more contentious generalizations, which nevertheless contain a certain amount of truth, are that afternoon tea is U, starts at four and typically consists of tea, thin sandwiches and cakes.

• 1992, Linda Rosenkrantz, Beyond Charles and Diana [3]

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[ Dutch

[ Pronoun

U (personal & reflexive pronoun, capitalized form of u)

1. Second-person singular & plural, objective & subjective: you (polite).

[ Usage notes

See usage notes at u.

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[ Latin

In Latin, the letter U is a modern typographical convention for the vowel form of V. The letter V in ancient times denoted either a vowel or a consonant, see V for more information.

[ Pronunciation

• Classical: IPA: short /u/, long /u:/

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[ Romanian

[ Pronunciation

IPA: /u/

[ Letter

U (capital, lowercase u)

1. The twenty-fifth letter of the Romanian alphabet representing thee phoneme /u/. Preceded by Ţ and followed by V.