meaning of w
1. the twenty-third letter of the English alphabet, is usually a consonant, but sometimes it is a vowel, forming the second element of certain diphthongs, as in few, how. It takes its written form and its name from the repetition of a V, this being the original form of the Roman capital letter which we call U. Etymologically it is most related to v and u. See V, and U. Some of the uneducated classes in England, especially in London, confuse w and v, substituting the one for the other, as weal for veal, and veal for weal; wine for vine, and vine for wine, etc. See Guide to Pronunciation, // 266-268.
2. the 23rd letter of the Roman alphabet
Related Words
w | w-shaped | w. b. yeats | w. c. fields | w. c. handy | w. e. b. du bois | w. h. auden | w. h. hudson | w. k. kellogg | w. somerset maugham | w. v. quine | w. w. jacobs | w.c. | w.m.d. | wa | waag | waahoo | wabash | wabash river | wabble | wabbly | wac | wacke | wackily | wacko | wacky | waco | wad | wadd | wadding |
