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A, D, A, A, F (= A, L, A, I, N) for Jehan Alain, used by Maurice Duruflé in his Prélude et Fuge sur le nom d'Alain (op. 7) and derived on the French system but leaving H = B ♮ and starting the second line with 'I' A, D, E ♭, C, B, F, E (= A, D, S, C, H, F, E) for Alfred Schnittke and Vladimir Feltzmann, used by Alfred Schnittke in his ...
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: These include: In instances of aer (starting or within a word) when it makes the sound IPA [ɛə]/[eə] ( air ).
Lists of acronyms contain acronyms, a type of abbreviation formed from the initial components of the words of a longer name or phrase. They are organized alphabetically and by field. They are organized alphabetically and by field.
initialism = an abbreviation pronounced wholly or partly using the names of its constituent letters, e.g., CD = compact disc, pronounced cee dee pseudo-blend = an abbreviation whose extra or omitted letters mean that it cannot stand as a true acronym, initialism, or portmanteau (a word formed by combining two or more words).
Ultimate – Z (last or ultimate letter of the alphabet) United - U (Man U., common abbreviation of Manchester United F.C.) United Nations – UN; University – U or OU (Open University) or UP (in the UK one goes up to university) Unknown – X, Y or Z (mathematical variable)
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 15 February 2025. Letter names for unambiguous communication Not to be confused with International Phonetic Alphabet. Alphabetic code words A lfa N ovember B ravo O scar C harlie P apa D elta Q uebec E cho R omeo F oxtrot S ierra G olf T ango H otel U niform I ndia V ictor J uliett W hiskey K ilo X ray L ...
Wordlock is a brand of combination locks, made by Wordlock, Inc., that differs from traditional combination locks in that it has letters on its dials instead of numbers. This allows the combination to be a four-letter or five-letter word or name, similar to a password, and therefore potentially easier to remember than a series of digits ...
Letters turned 180 degrees for suggestive shapes, such as ɐ ɔ ə ɟ ɥ ɯ ɹ ʌ ʍ ʎ from a c e f h m r v w y . [ note 8 ] Either the original letter may be reminiscent of the target sound, e.g., ɐ ə ɹ ʍ – or the turned one, e.g., ɔ ɟ ɥ ɯ ʌ ʎ .