U
21st letter in the Latin alphabet / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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U, or u, is the twenty-first letter and the fifth vowel letter of the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet and the alphabets of other western European languages and others worldwide. Its name in English is u (pronounced /ˈjuː/), plural ues.[1][2][3][lower-alpha 1][clarification needed]
This article is about the letter of the alphabet. For other uses, see U (disambiguation). "ASCII 85" redirects here. For the encoding, see Ascii85.
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Writing system | Latin script |
Type | Alphabetic |
Language of origin | Latin |
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Alphabetical position | 21 |
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Time period | 1386–present |
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Writing direction | Left-to-right |
This article contains phonetic transcriptions in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA). For an introductory guide on IPA symbols, see Help:IPA. For the distinction between [ ], / / and ⟨ ⟩, see IPA § Brackets and transcription delimiters. |
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