See wye on Wiktionary
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"text": "Thus first C checks to see if ex and wye are equal. The resulting value of 1 or 0 (true or false) then is compared to the value of zee."
},
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"ref": "2004, Will Rogers, The Stonking Steps, page 170:",
"text": "It said, in a whispering, buzzing voice, \"Gee-you-ess-ess-ay-dash-em-ee-ar-ar-wye-dash-em-eye-en-gee-oh-dash-pee-eye-pee-dash-pee-ee-ar-ar-wye-dash-pee-eye-en-gee-oh.\"",
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"sense": "name of the letter Y, y",
"word": "ဝိုင်"
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"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "name of the letter Y, y",
"tags": [
"feminine"
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"sense": "name of the letter Y, y",
"tags": [
"neuter"
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"word": "Griekse ij"
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"tags": [
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"word": "ȳ"
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"sense": "name of the letter Y, y",
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"code": "hu",
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"code": "sk",
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{
"code": "es",
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"sense": "name of the letter Y, y",
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"word": "i griega"
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"code": "es",
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"code": "th",
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"sense": "name of the letter Y, y",
"word": "วาย"
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"code": "tr",
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"sense": "name of the letter Y, y",
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"code": "vi",
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"sense": "name of the letter Y, y",
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"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "name of the letter Y, y",
"word": "i-cờ-rét"
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"code": "cy",
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"code": "yo",
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"rhymes": "-aɪ"
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"homophone": "y"
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"english": "Neither this way, nor that.",
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"text": "Na dicke wye, nar dicka.",
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"english": "Make way.",
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