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  2. List of English words that may be spelled with a ligature

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    Note that some words contain an ae which may not be written æ because the etymology is not from the Greek -αι-or Latin -ae-diphthongs. These include: In instances of aer (starting or within a word) when it makes the sound IPA [ɛə]/[eə] (air). Comes from the Latin āër, Greek ἀήρ. When ae makes the diphthong / eɪ / (lay) or / aɪ ...

  3. Æ - Wikipedia

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    The equivalent letter in German and Swedish is ä, but it is not located at the same place within the alphabet. In German, it is not a separate letter from "A" but in Swedish, it is the second-to-last letter (between å and ö). In the normalized spelling of Middle High German, æ represents a long vowel [ɛː]. The actual spelling in the ...

  4. Ligature (writing) - Wikipedia

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    As a tonal language, most consonant sounds in Lao are represented by two consonants, which will govern the tone of the syllable. Five consonant sounds are only represented by a single consonant letter (ງ (ŋ), ນ (m), ມ (n), ລ (l), ວ (w)), meaning that one cannot render all the tones for words beginning with these sounds.

  5. English terms with diacritical marks - Wikipedia

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    Certain words, like piñata, jalapeño and quinceañera, are usually kept intact. In many instances the ñ is replaced with the plain letter n. In words of German origin (e.g. doppelgänger), the letters with umlauts ä, ö, ü may be written ae, oe, ue. [13] This could be seen in many newspapers during World War II, which printed Fuehrer for ...

  6. NASPA Word List - Wikipedia

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    OTCWL2016, [d] a minor update in 2016, added over 1,000 nine-letter words. The 2018 update NWL2018 [ e ] added over 3,000 words, including additions to OSPD6 and MWCD, and ten-letter words from COD2. It was produced by NASPA in collaboration with Merriam-Webster, and under its own copyright for the first time.

  7. Glossary of early twentieth century slang in the United States

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    1. Defeat or overcome i.e. to lay out someone [287] 2. Knock someone out in a fight [287] 3. Kill someone [287] lead Term used for bullets e.g. Fill ya full of lead [288] lead cocktail. Main article: bullet. To be shot; Bullets, specifically when embedded in the victim's body; also poisoning [288] lead poisoning. Main article: Bullet

  8. Play Scramble Words Online for Free - AOL.com

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    See how many words you can spell in Scramble Words, a free online word game. ... Coconut Letter Swap. Play. Masque Publishing. Crazy 8's. Play. Masque Publishing. Cribbage. Play.

  9. Jotto - Wikipedia

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    Words must appear in a dictionary; generally no proper nouns are allowed. The object of the game is to correctly guess the other player's word first. Players take turns: on a player's turn, they guess some five-letter word, and the other player announces how many letters in that guess match a unique letter in their secret word.