Definition of Y
Pronunciation:
wī
1.
Y
,
the
twenty-fifth
letter
of
the
English
alphabet
,
at
the
beginning
of
a
word
or
syllable
,
except
when
a
prefix
(
see
Y-
),
is
usually
a
fricative
vocal
consonant
;
as
a
prefix
,
and
usually
in
the
middle
or
at
the
end
of
a
syllable
,
it
is
a
vowel
.
See
Guide to Pronunciation
,
145
,
178-9
,
272
.
n.
1.
(Railroads)
Something
shaped
like
the
letter
Y
;
a
forked
piece
resembling
in
form
the
letter
Y
.
Y level
(Surv.)
an
instrument
for
measuring
differences
of
level
by
means
of
a
telescope
resting
in
Y
'
s
.
Y moth
(Zool.)
a
handsome
European
noctuid
moth
Plusia
gamma
)
which
has
a
bright
,
silvery
mark
,
shaped
like
the
letter
Y
,
on
each
of
the
fore
wings
.
Its
larva
,
which
is
green
with
five
dorsal
white
species
,
feeds
on
the
cabbage
,
turnip
,
bean
,
etc
.
Called
also
gamma moth
,
and
silver Y
.
pron.
1.
I
.
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