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I, i

(aɪ)

n., pl. I's Is, i's is. 1. the ninth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel. 2. any spoken sound represented by this letter. 3. something shaped like an I. 4. a written or printed representation of the letter I or
i.

I

(aɪ)

pron. nom. I, poss. my mine, obj. me; pron. 1. the nominative singular pronoun used by a speaker or writer in referring to himself or herself. n. 2. (used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular.) 3. the ego; the self. [before 900; Middle English ik, ich, i; Old English ic, ih; c. Old High German ih, Old Norse ek, Latin ego, Greek egṓ, Skt ahám] usage: See me.

I

interstate (used with a number to designate an interstate highway): I-95.

I

Symbol. 1. the ninth in order or in a series. 2. (sometimes l.c.) the Roman numeral for 1. Compare Roman numerals. 3. Chem. iodine. 4. Biochem. isoleucine. 5. Elect. current.

I

Physics Symbol. isotopic spin.

i

1. Math Symbol. the imaginary number (-1)^(1/2). 2. a unit vector on the x-axis of a coordinate system.

i-

var. of y-.

-i-

the typical ending of the first element of compounds of Latin words, as -o- is of Greek words, but often used in English with a first element of any origin, if the second element is of Latin origin: cuneiform; Frenchify.

I.

1. Independent. 2. International. 3. Island. 4. Isle.

i.

1. imperator. 2. incisor. 3. interest. 4. intransitive. 5. island. 6. isle.