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Definition of
U noun
from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
U
noun
/juː/
/juː/
(also
u
)
[countable, uncountable]
(plural
Us
,
U’s
,
u’s
/juːz/
/juːz/
)
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the 21st letter of the English alphabet
‘Under’ begins with (a) U/‘U’.
see also
U-boat
,
U-turn
See
U
in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
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