"~" meaning in English

See ~ in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Character

Etymology: (indicating emotion): Perhaps borrowed from Japanese ~, 〜, 〰, emphatic form of ー (long vowel mark). Etymology templates: {{s|indicating emotion}} (indicating emotion):, {{glossary|loanword|borrowed}} borrowed, {{bor|en|ja|~|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Japanese ~, {{bor+|en|ja|~|nocap=1}} borrowed from Japanese ~, {{m|ja|〜}} 〜, {{m|ja|〰}} 〰, {{m|ja|ー|pos=long vowel mark}} ー (long vowel mark) Head templates: {{head|en|diacritical mark}} ~
  1. Written on a letter, usually a vowel, in place of an omitted n or m. Tags: diacritic, obsolete Categories (topical): English diacritical marks
    Sense id: en-~-en-character-en:in_place_of_an_omitted_n_or_m Disambiguation of English diacritical marks: 58 16 26 Categories (other): English links with redundant target parameters, English entries with incorrect language header, English symbols Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 55 16 29 Disambiguation of English symbols: 51 23 25

Symbol

Etymology: (indicating emotion): Perhaps borrowed from Japanese ~, 〜, 〰, emphatic form of ー (long vowel mark). Etymology templates: {{s|indicating emotion}} (indicating emotion):, {{glossary|loanword|borrowed}} borrowed, {{bor|en|ja|~|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Japanese ~, {{bor+|en|ja|~|nocap=1}} borrowed from Japanese ~, {{m|ja|〜}} 〜, {{m|ja|〰}} 〰, {{m|ja|ー|pos=long vowel mark}} ー (long vowel mark) Head templates: {{head|en|symbol}} ~
  1. (mathematics, Internet, text messaging) approximately Tags: Internet Categories (topical): Internet, Mathematics Related terms (approximately):
    Sense id: en-~-en-symbol-en:approximately Topics: mathematics, sciences Disambiguation of 'approximately': 100 0
  2. (Internet, text messaging) Indicating joy, elation, excitement, or a playful tone. Tags: Internet Categories (topical): Internet
    Sense id: en-~-en-symbol-en:indicating_emotion

Download JSON data for ~ meaning in English (5.5kB)

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