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() I, the ninth letter of the English alphabet, takes its form from the Phoenician, through the Latin and the Greek. The Phoenician letter was probably of Egyptian origin. Its original value was nearly the same as that of the Italian I, or long e as in mete. Etymologically I is most closely related to e, y, j, g; as in dint, dent, beverage, L. bibere; E. kin, AS. cynn; E. thin, AS. /ynne; E. dominion, donjon, dungeon.


I - Other Definitions

  • () I, the ninth letter of the English alphabet, takes its form from the Phoenician, through the Latin and the Greek. The Phoenician letter was probably of Egyptian origin. Its original value was nearly the same as that of the Italian I, or long e as in mete. Etymologically I is most closely related to e, y, j, g; as in dint, dent, beverage, L. bibere; E. kin, AS. cynn; E. thin, AS. /ynne; E. dominion, donjon, dungeon.

  • () In our old authors, I was often used for ay (or aye), yes, which is pronounced nearly like it.

  • () As a numeral, I stands for 1, II for 2, etc.

  • (object.) The nominative case of the pronoun of the first person; the word with which a speaker or writer denotes himself.

  • O U () A paper having on it these letters, with a sum named, and duly signed; -- in use in England as an acknowledgment of a debt, and taken as evidence thereof, but not amounting to a promissory note; a due bill.

I - 5524 Partial Matches Found (Page 5 of 62)

Ilkoon Ill Ill-boding Ill-bred Ill-favored
Ill-judged Ill-lived Ill-looking Ill-mannered Ill-minded
Ill-natured Ill-nurtured Ill-omened Ill-starred Ill-tempered
Ill-timed Ill-used Ill-will Ill-wisher Illabile
Illacerable Illacrymable Illapsable Illapse Illapsed
Illapsing Illaqueable Illaqueate Illaqueated Illaqueating
Illaqueation Illation Illative Illatively Illaudable
Illecebration Illecebrous Illegal Illegalities Illegality
Illegalize Illegalized Illegalizing Illegally Illegalness
Illegibility Illegible Illegitimacy Illegitimate Illegitimated
Illegitimately Illegitimating Illegitimation Illegitimatize Illesive
Illeviable Illiberal Illiberalism Illiberality Illiberalize
Illiberalized Illiberalizing Illiberally Illiberalness Illicit
Illicitous Illicium Illighten Illimitable Illimitation
Illimited Illinition Illinois Illiquation Illish
Illision Illiteracies Illiteracy Illiteral Illiterate
Illiterature Illness Illocality Illogical Illtreat
Illude Illuded Illuding Illume Illumed
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