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hard sign

hard sign noun: the Cyrillic letter Ъ/ъ, which in modern languages serves to denote a hard (non-palatalized) consonant.

Noun

hard sign (plural hard signs)

  1. The Cyrillic letter Ъ/ъ, which in modern languages serves to denote a hard (non-palatalized) consonant.
    Synonyms:
    yer, back yer

Synonyms of hard sign

Antonyms

Forms of hard sign

pluralhard signs

Origin of hard sign

Calque of Russian твёрдый знак (tvjórdyj znak).

Questions about hard sign

What does hard sign mean?
Hard sign means the Cyrillic letter Ъ/ъ, which in modern languages serves to denote a hard (non-palatalized) consonant.
What part of speech is hard sign?
Hard sign is a noun.
What is the plural of hard sign?
The plural of hard sign is hard signs.

Words near hard sign in the dictionary

  1. hard sells
  2. hard seltzer
  3. hard seltzers
  4. hard shoulder
  5. hard shoulders
  6. hard sign
  7. hard signs
  8. hard skill
  9. hard skilled
  10. hard skilling
  11. hard skills

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