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This list contains acronyms, initialisms, and pseudo-blends that begin with the letter Y. For the purposes of this list: acronym = an abbreviation pronounced as if it were a word, e.g., SARS = severe acute respiratory syndrome , pronounced to rhyme with cars
Adder. Common adder; Death Adder; Desert death adder; Horned adder; Long-nosed adder; Many-horned adder; Mountain adder; Mud adder; Namaqua dwarf adder; Peringuey's adder
This page includes a list of biblical proper names that start with Y in English transcription. Some of the names are given with a proposed etymological meaning. For further information on the names included on the list, the reader may consult the sources listed below in the References and External Links.
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Heraldic image of a Yale.. Yacumama (South America) – Sea monster; Yacuruna (Indigenous people of the Amazon) – Mythical water people, with backwards heads and feet; YadÅkai – Malevolent, nocturnal spirit
Also apophthegm. A terse, pithy saying, akin to a proverb, maxim, or aphorism. aposiopesis A rhetorical device in which speech is broken off abruptly and the sentence is left unfinished. apostrophe A figure of speech in which a speaker breaks off from addressing the audience (e.g., in a play) and directs speech to a third party such as an opposing litigant or some other individual, sometimes ...
The following is a List of authors by name whose last names begin with Y: Abbreviations: ch = children's; d = drama, screenwriting; f = fiction; nf = non-fiction; p ...
The best-known source of many English words used for collective groupings of animals is The Book of Saint Albans, an essay on hunting published in 1486 and attributed to Juliana Berners. [1] Most terms used here may be found in common dictionaries and general information web sites. [2] [3] [4