Meaning of upsilon in English

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  1. Pronunciation
  2. Noun
    1. Etymology
    2. Definitions

  1. Pronunciation

    /ˈ(j)ʊpsəˌlɑn/

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  1. Noun

    upsilon

    Etymology

    Greek, literally ‘slender U’, from psilos‘slender’, referring to the need to distinguish upsilon from the diphthong oi: in late Greek the two had the same pronunciation

    Definitions

    1. the 20th letter of the Greek alphabet

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