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标 题: Y
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Y, 25th letter in the English alphabet. It is derived from the Latin
transliteration of the Greek letter upsilon (u).
The phonetic values of the letter y in modern English include both
vowel and consonant sounds. As a vowel, its usage dates mainly from
the Middle English period, when scribes fell into the habit of substituting
y for i. A vowel y sound also occurs as a
substitute for the vowel upsilon in certain words of Greek origin,
such as myth and syntax. As a consonant, it occurs most frequently
as the initial sound in words of Germanic origin, such as yield and yard.
"Y," Copyright (c) 1994 Funk & Wagnall's Corporation. --
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