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u, U [juː] n pl u's, U's, Us 1. (Linguistics) the 21st letter and fifth vowel of the modern English alphabet 2. (Linguistics / Phonetics & Phonology) any of several speech sounds represented by this letter, in English as in mute, cut, hurt, sure, pull, or minus 3. a. something shaped like a U b. (in combination) a U-bolt a U-turn U1 symbol for 1. united 2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) unionist 3. (Social Science / Education) university 4. (Performing Arts) (in Britain) a. universal (used to describe a category of film certified as suitable for viewing by anyone) b. (as modifier) a U film 5. (Chemistry / Elements & Compounds) Chem uranium 6. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biochemistry) Biochem uracil Text messaging abbreviation for (Electronics & Computer Science / Telecommunications) you adj (Sociology) Brit dated informal (esp of language habits) characteristic of or appropriate to the upper class Compare non-U U2 n a Burmese title of respect for men, equivalent to Mr U, u (yu) n., pl. U's Us, u's us. 1. the 21st letter of the English alphabet, a vowel. 2. any spoken sound represented by this letter. 3. something shaped like a U. 4. a written or printed representation of the letter U or u. U (yu) pronoun. Pron. Spelling. you: Shoes Fixed While U Wait. U (yu) adj. characteristic of the upper classes. [1950–55; u(pper class)] U (u) n. a Burmese title of respect used before a man's name. U Symbol. 1. the 21st in order or in a series. 2. uranium. 3. uracil. 4. kosher (label). U. [Union of Orthodox Hebrew Congregations] 1. uncle. 2. union. 3. unit. 4. university. 5. unsatisfactory. u. 1. and. [< German und] 2. unit. 3. unsatisfactory.
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Translations U u [juː] B. ADJ ABBR (Brit) 1. =upper-class 2. (Cine) =universal → todos los públicos C. ABBR =University → U. U u [ˈjuː] n (= letter) → U m, u m U for Uncle → U comme Ursule U [ˈjuː] n abbr (British) (CINEMA) (=universal) → tous publics U, u n → U nt, → u nt (Brit Film inf) → jugendfreier Film adj (Brit, = upper class) charakteristisch für die Gewohnheiten, Sprechweise etc der Oberschicht, → vornehm U u [juː] n (letter) → U, u f or m inv U for Uncle → U come Udine U [juː] n abbr (Brit) (Cine) =universal → per tutti a turn, in the shape of the letter U, made by a motorist etc in order to reverse his direction. Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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