double-u

noun

Meaning

The twenty-third letter of the English alphabet.

Examples

The letter double-u is often silent in words like 'write' and 'wrong'.
Children learn to write the uppercase double-u by drawing two connected V shapes.

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double-u

noun

Pronunciation: ˈdʌbəl.juː

Definition

The twenty-third letter of the English alphabet.

Examples

The letter double-u is often silent in words like 'write' and 'wrong'.
Children learn to write the uppercase double-u by drawing two connected V shapes.
In the word 'two', the double-u is pronounced, but in 'answer', it is not.

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