"wau" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: waus [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Ancient Greek ϝαῦ (waû). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|grc|ϝαῦ}} Ancient Greek ϝαῦ (waû) Head templates: {{en-noun}} wau (plural waus)
  1. Digamma (Ϝ/ϝ). Wikipedia link: digamma Categories (topical): Greek letter names Related terms (Archaic Greek alphabet; Next): zeta (alt: Ζ) Related terms (Archaic Greek alphabet; Previous): epsilon (alt: Ε)
    Sense id: en-wau-en-noun-bv7Ylu8z Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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