"j" meaning in English

See j in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Character

IPA: /dʒeɪ/, /ˈd͡ʒaɪ/ [Scotland, archaic, dialectal], /dʒ/ Audio: en-us-j.ogg , En-uk-j.ogg Forms: J [uppercase], js [plural], j's [plural]
enPR: jā Rhymes: -eɪ, -aɪ Head templates: {{head|en|letter|lower case||upper case|J|plural|js|or|j's}} j (lower case, upper case J, plural js or j's), {{en-letter}} j (lower case, upper case J, plural js or j's)
  1. The tenth letter of the English alphabet, called jay and written in the Latin script. Tags: letter, lowercase Derived forms: j-word
    Sense id: en-j-en-character-98XwUZR2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 42 1 7 37 13 Related terms: letter [Latin, letter], A [Latin, letter], a [Latin, letter], B [Latin, letter], b [Latin, letter], C [Latin, letter], c [Latin, letter], D [Latin, letter], d [Latin, letter], E [Latin, letter], e [Latin, letter], F [Latin, letter], f [Latin, letter], G [Latin, letter], g [Latin, letter], H [Latin, letter], h [Latin, letter], I [Latin, letter], i [Latin, letter], J [Latin, letter], j [Latin, letter], K [Latin, letter], k [Latin, letter], L [Latin, letter], l [Latin, letter], M [Latin, letter], m [Latin, letter], N [Latin, letter], n [Latin, letter], O [Latin, letter], o [Latin, letter], P [Latin, letter], p [Latin, letter], Q [Latin, letter], q [Latin, letter], R [Latin, letter], r [Latin, letter], S [Latin, letter], s [Latin, letter], T [Latin, letter], t [Latin, letter], U [Latin, letter], u [Latin, letter], V [Latin, letter], v [Latin, letter], W [Latin, letter], w [Latin, letter], X [Latin, letter], x [Latin, letter], Y [Latin, letter], y [Latin, letter], Z [Latin, letter], z [Latin, letter]
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /dʒeɪ/, /ˈd͡ʒaɪ/ [Scotland, archaic, dialectal], /dʒ/ Audio: en-us-j.ogg , En-uk-j.ogg Forms: js [plural]
enPR: jā Rhymes: -eɪ, -aɪ Head templates: {{en-noun}} j (plural js)
  1. (slang) A term for a marijuana cigarette ('joint'). Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-j-en-noun-yyVSw2YC
  2. (mathematics) An alternative version of i, the positive square root of -1; used in the context of electronics. Categories (topical): Mathematics
    Sense id: en-j-en-noun-uqQNpZeF Topics: mathematics, sciences
  3. (mathematics) The second unit vector, after i Categories (topical): Mathematics
    Sense id: en-j-en-noun-7ZgB0pdx Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 42 1 7 37 13 Topics: mathematics, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Suffix

Etymology: Abbreviation. Head templates: {{head|en|suffix|cat2=|cat3=|head=|id=}} j, {{en-suffix}} j
  1. (stenoscript) a suffix or final syllable /ʃən/ (-tion, -sion, etc.) Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-j-en-suffix-fFdooIYa Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 42 1 7 37 13
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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      "tags": [
        "uppercase"
      ]
    },
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      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
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          "word": "I"
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        {
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          "word": "j"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
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          "word": "K"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "Latin",
            "letter"
          ],
          "word": "k"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "Latin",
            "letter"
          ],
          "word": "L"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "Latin",
            "letter"
          ],
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        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "Latin",
            "letter"
          ],
          "word": "M"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "Latin",
            "letter"
          ],
          "word": "m"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "Latin",
            "letter"
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          "word": "N"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "Latin",
            "letter"
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          "word": "n"
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        {
          "tags": [
            "Latin",
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          "word": "O"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "Latin",
            "letter"
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          "word": "o"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "Latin",
            "letter"
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          "word": "P"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "Latin",
            "letter"
          ],
          "word": "p"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "Latin",
            "letter"
          ],
          "word": "Q"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "Latin",
            "letter"
          ],
          "word": "q"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "Latin",
            "letter"
          ],
          "word": "R"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "Latin",
            "letter"
          ],
          "word": "r"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "Latin",
            "letter"
          ],
          "word": "S"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "Latin",
            "letter"
          ],
          "word": "s"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "Latin",
            "letter"
          ],
          "word": "T"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "Latin",
            "letter"
          ],
          "word": "t"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "Latin",
            "letter"
          ],
          "word": "U"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "Latin",
            "letter"
          ],
          "word": "u"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "Latin",
            "letter"
          ],
          "word": "V"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "Latin",
            "letter"
          ],
          "word": "v"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "Latin",
            "letter"
          ],
          "word": "W"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "Latin",
            "letter"
          ],
          "word": "w"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "Latin",
            "letter"
          ],
          "word": "X"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "Latin",
            "letter"
          ],
          "word": "x"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "Latin",
            "letter"
          ],
          "word": "Y"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "Latin",
            "letter"
          ],
          "word": "y"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "Latin",
            "letter"
          ],
          "word": "Z"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "Latin",
            "letter"
          ],
          "word": "z"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "letter",
        "lowercase"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "enpr": "jā"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/dʒeɪ/"
    },
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    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-eɪ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈd͡ʒaɪ/",
      "tags": [
        "Scotland",
        "archaic",
        "dialectal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-aɪ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/dʒ/"
    }
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      "tags": [
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      ]
    }
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        {
          "text": "\"I went outside to smoke myself a J\" — Paul Simon, from the song \"Late in the Evening\" from the album, \"One Trick Pony.\""
        }
      ],
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        "A term for a marijuana cigarette ('joint')."
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          "marijuana"
        ]
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        "(slang) A term for a marijuana cigarette ('joint')."
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      "glosses": [
        "The second unit vector, after i"
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      "id": "en-j-en-noun-7ZgB0pdx",
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        [
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          "i"
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    {
      "rhymes": "-eɪ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈd͡ʒaɪ/",
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        "Scotland",
        "archaic",
        "dialectal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-aɪ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/dʒ/"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "tags": [
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        "letter"
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    {
      "tags": [
        "Latin",
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      "word": "G"
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    {
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        "Latin",
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    {
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    {
      "tags": [
        "Latin",
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      "word": "h"
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    {
      "tags": [
        "Latin",
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      "word": "I"
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    {
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        "Latin",
        "letter"
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    {
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        "Latin",
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    {
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        "Latin",
        "letter"
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    {
      "tags": [
        "Latin",
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      "word": "K"
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    {
      "tags": [
        "Latin",
        "letter"
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    {
      "tags": [
        "Latin",
        "letter"
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      "word": "L"
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    {
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        "Latin",
        "letter"
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    {
      "tags": [
        "Latin",
        "letter"
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    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Latin",
        "letter"
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    {
      "tags": [
        "Latin",
        "letter"
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      "word": "N"
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    {
      "tags": [
        "Latin",
        "letter"
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    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Latin",
        "letter"
      ],
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    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Latin",
        "letter"
      ],
      "word": "o"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Latin",
        "letter"
      ],
      "word": "P"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Latin",
        "letter"
      ],
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      "tags": [
        "Latin",
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        "Latin",
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        "Latin",
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      "tags": [
        "Latin",
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        "Latin",
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      "tags": [
        "Latin",
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    },
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      "tags": [
        "Latin",
        "letter"
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    },
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      "tags": [
        "Latin",
        "letter"
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      "tags": [
        "Latin",
        "letter"
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    },
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      "tags": [
        "Latin",
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        "Latin",
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        "Latin",
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    },
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        "Latin",
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        "The tenth letter of the English alphabet, called jay and written in the Latin script."
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      "rhymes": "-eɪ"
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}

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        {
          "text": "\"I went outside to smoke myself a J\" — Paul Simon, from the song \"Late in the Evening\" from the album, \"One Trick Pony.\""
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        "A term for a marijuana cigarette ('joint')."
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        "An alternative version of i, the positive square root of -1; used in the context of electronics."
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      "enpr": "jā"
    },
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      "ipa": "/dʒeɪ/"
    },
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}

Download raw JSONL data for j meaning in English (7.1kB)

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  "msg": "unrecognized sense qualifier: stenoscript",
  "path": [
    "j"
  ],
  "section": "English",
  "subsection": "suffix",
  "title": "j",
  "trace": ""
}

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  "called_from": "form_descriptions/1831",
  "msg": "unrecognized sense qualifier: stenoscript",
  "path": [
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  ],
  "section": "English",
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