wye

C2+ Topic:Communication

US /waɪ/ UK /waɪ/ See IPA manual

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Sounds like vie /v/ vs /w/

noun

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noun
the letter Y, or a Y-shaped structure such as a rail or pipe junction

The train reversed direction on the wye at the end of the line.

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1 noun · the letter y, or a y-shaped... fork junction branch

Etymology

A spelling-out of the name of the letter Y, used to denote a Y-shaped structure such as a railway or pipe junction.

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Communication

# wye

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** waɪ
**IPA (UK):** waɪ

## Meanings
1. the letter Y, or a Y-shaped structure such as a rail or pipe junction

## Examples
- The train reversed direction on the wye at the end of the line.

## Synonyms
- fork
- junction
- branch

## Etymology
A spelling-out of the name of the letter Y, used to denote a Y-shaped structure such as a railway or pipe junction.

## AI Etymology
Wye is a spelling-out of the name of the letter Y, used to denote a Y-shaped structure such as a railway or pipe junction. In current use it is a noun meaning "the letter Y, or a Y-shaped structure such as a rail or pipe junction". That sense is explained by the older material without requiring a speculative semantic step: the inherited or borrowed base supplies the field of meaning, while the English formation fixes its modern role. The history is chiefly morphological, explaining how the modern form packages an older base into its present English use. For dictionary purposes, the important point is the continuity between the older form, the route into English, and the present lexical sense.

## Topics
- Communication

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