"ū" meaning in English

See ū in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Symbol

Head templates: {{head|en|symbol|head=}} ū, {{en-symbol}} ū
  1. (lexicography) A dictionary transcription for the USE vowel; also an orthographic ⟨u⟩ with a diacritic that marks it as having that value, as in the word "tune". Categories (topical): Lexicography
    Sense id: en-ū-en-symbol-SYKF5Skx Topics: human-sciences, lexicography, linguistics, sciences
  2. (lexicography) A dictionary transcription for the GOOSE vowel Categories (topical): Lexicography Synonyms: ü, o͞o
    Sense id: en-ū-en-symbol-RqxV2rvd Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English symbols Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 64 Disambiguation of English symbols: 27 73 Topics: human-sciences, lexicography, linguistics, sciences

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