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long u's

long u's is the plural of long u.

Meaning of long u

Noun

long u (plural long ues or long u's)

  1. The sound /juː/, as in the words "cube" and "mute". (The presence of a long vowel is often signaled in spelling by a silent e that follows it, as in the examples here, or by the fact that a subsequent consonant is single rather than doubled, as for example in cubing versus cubbing).
    Antonyms:
    short u

Questions about long u's

What is long u's the plural of?
Long u's is the plural of long u.

Words near long u's in the dictionary

  1. long ton
  2. long tons
  3. long track
  4. long trousers
  5. long u
  6. long u's
  7. long ues
  8. long underwear
  9. long vac
  10. Long Vac term
  11. Long Vac terms

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