y

Etymology

Abbreviations. y # (stenoscript) the sound sequence /ɔɪ̯/. # (stenoscript) Abbreviation of why. # (stenoscript) the prefix -ry or -rry.

noun

  1. Abbreviation of year.
    Consider the following questions selected from the tests and estimate the proportion of Y8 pupils you would expect to answer correctly. 2003, Howard Tanner, Sonia Jones, Becoming a Successful Teacher of Mathematics
  2. (UK, television) Abbreviation of youth, usually followed by an age appropriate for the content so marked.
    Y7
  3. (computing) Abbreviation of yes.

adv

  1. (slang, text messaging, Internet slang, stenoscript) Abbreviation of why.

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