Names of Greek, Hebrew, English and other letters, and the notes of the musical scale with definitions
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113 total entries across 2 section(s)
Note: this list is built automatically from the wording of the dictionary definitions. A few words here match the wording without truly belonging to the group, and some words that do belong may be missing. Treat it as a memory aid for learning the words, not as a reference on their meanings.
| FRONT | WORD | BACK | DEFINITION |
|---|---|---|---|
| BCEFGJLMOPTVWY | AR | BCEFKMOST | [n. -S] · the letter R / [x] { aah ah § aahs ahs § aah aahed aahing aahs ah ahed ahing ahs § aah ah ar } |
| DKR | EF | FST | [n. -S] · the letter F / [x] { ef eff § effs efs § effed effing effs } |
| FGHMR | EM | EOSU | [n. -S] · the letter M / [x] { em hum um umm § ums § um umm ummed umming ums § um umm } |
| BDFGHKMPSTWYZ | EN | DGS | [n. -S] · the letter N |
| BFHLMOPRTY | ES | ST | [n. ESES] · ess / [x] { es ess § eses esses § es ess esses } |
| — | FE | DEHMNRSTUWYZ | [n. -S°] · a Hebrew~ letter / [x] { fe feh pe peh § fehs fes pehs pes } |
| AE | MU | DGMNSTX | [n. -S°] · a Greek letter |
| G | NU | BGNST | [n. -S] · a Greek letter |
| AO | PE | ACDEGHNPRSTW | [n. -S] · a Hebrew~ letter / [x] { fe feh pe peh § fehs fes pehs pes } |
| — | PI | ACEGNPSTUX | [n. -S°] · a Greek letter / ----- [v. PIED, PIEING° or PIING, PIES] · to jumble or disorder / [x] { pi § bis bisexuals § bi bisexual } |
| — | XI | S | [n. -S] · a Greek letter |
| CFGKLMPRSTVW | AIN | S | [n. -S] · ayin «a Hebrew~ letter» / [x] { ain ayin § ains ayins } |
| O | BES | T | [n. BESES] · beth / [x] { bes bet beth § beses beths } |
| — | CEE | S | [n. -S] · the letter C |
| — | CHI | ACDNPST | [n. -S] · a Greek letter / [x] { chi khi ki qi § chis khis } |
| — | DEE | DMPRST | [n. -S] · the letter D / [x] { de dee doh done § dos doses doss § de dee did didst do does doest doeth doing done dos dosed doses dosing dost doth § done § done } |
| — | EDH | S | [n. -S] · an Old English letter / [x] { edh eth § edhs eths } |
| T | EFF | S | [n. -S] · ef / [x] { ef eff § effs efs § effed effing effs } |
| BCDFHJMSTWY | ELL | S | [n. -S] · the letter L |
| CFJLMN | ESS | E | [n. -ES] · the letter S / [x] { es ess § eses esses § es ess esses } |
| BFGKMSWZ | ETA | S | [n. -S] · a Greek letter |
| BHMT | ETH | S | [n. -S] · edh «an Old English letter» / [x] { edh eth § edhs eths } |
| — | HEH | S | [n. -S] · a Hebrew~ letter |
| KW | HET | HS | [n. -S] · heth «a Hebrew~ letter» / [x] { cheth het heth khet kheth § cheths heths hets kheths khets § hets } |
| — | KAF | S | [n. -S] · kaph «a Hebrew~ letter» / [x] { caph kaf kaph khaf khaph § caphs kafs kaphs khafs khaphs } |
| O | KAY | OS | [n. KAYS] · the letter K |
| — | KHI | S | [n. -S] · chi / [x] { chi khi ki qi § chis khis } |
| — | KUE | S | [n. -S] · the letter Q / [x] { cue kue § cues § cue cued cueing cues cuing § cued } |
| — | MEM | EOS | [n. -S] · a Hebrew~ letter |
| — | PEH | S | [n. -S] · pe / [x] { fe feh pe peh § fehs fes pehs pes } |
| — | PHI | SZ | [n. -S] · a Greek letter |
| — | PSI | S | [n. -S] · a Greek letter |
| — | RHO | S | [n. RHOS] · a Greek letter |
| — | TAU | ST | [n. -S] · a Greek letter / [x] { tau tav taw § tawses § taw tawed tawing taws tawse tawsed tawses tawsing } |
| — | TAV | S | [n. -S] · a Hebrew~ letter / [x] { tau tav taw § tawses § taw tawed tawing taws tawse tawsed tawses tawsing } |
| S | TET | HS | [n. -S] · teth «a Hebrew~ letter» / [x] { tet teth § teths tets } |
| — | VAU | S | [n. -S] · vav / [x] { vau vav vaw waugh waw wo § vaus vavs vaws waws § waws } |
| — | VAV | S | [n. -S] · a Hebrew~ letter / [x] { vau vav vaw waugh waw wo § vaus vavs vaws waws § waws } |
| — | VAW | S | [n. -S] · vav / [x] { vau vav vaw waugh waw wo § vaus vavs vaws waws § waws } |
| — | VEE | PRS | [n. -S] · the letter V |
| — | WAW | LS | [n. -S] · vav / [x] { vau vav vaw waugh waw wo § vaus vavs vaws waws § waws } |
| — | WYE | S | [n. -S] · the letter Y |
| — | WYN | DNS | [n. -S] · wynn / [x] { wen win wyn wynn § wynns wyns } |
| — | YOD | HS | [n. -S] · a Hebrew~ letter / [x] { yod yodh § yodhs yods } |
| — | ZED | AS | [n. -S] · the letter Z |
| — | ZEE | S | [n. -S] · the letter Z |
| — | ALEF | S | [n. -S] · aleph / [x] { alef aleph alif § alefs alephs } |
| — | ALFA | S | [n. -S] · a communications code word for the letter A |
| CK | ALIF | S | [n. -S] · an Arabic letter / [x] { alef aleph alif § alefs alephs } |
| LZ | AYIN | S | [n. -S] · a Hebrew~ letter / [x] { ain ayin § ains ayins } |
| — | BETA | S | [n. -S] · a Greek letter |
| — | BETH | S | [n. -S] · a Hebrew~ letter / [x] { bes bet beth § beses beths } |
| — | CAPH | S | [n. -S] · kaph «a Hebrew~ letter» / [x] { caph kaf kaph khaf khaph § caphs kafs kaphs khafs khaphs } |
| CK | HETH | S | [n. -S] · a Hebrew~ letter / [x] { cheth het heth khet kheth § cheths heths hets kheths khets § hets } |
| B | IOTA | S | [n. -S] · a Greek letter |
| — | KAPH | S | [n. -S] · a Hebrew~ letter / [x] { caph kaf kaph khaf khaph § caphs kafs kaphs khafs khaphs } |
| — | KHAF | S | [n. -S] · kaph «a Hebrew~ letter» / [x] { caph kaf kaph khaf khaph § caphs kafs kaphs khafs khaphs } |
| — | KHET | HS | [n. -S] · heth «a Hebrew~ letter» / [x] { cheth het heth khet kheth § cheths heths hets kheths khets § hets } |
| — | KOPH | S | [n. -S] · a Hebrew~ letter / [x] { koph qoph § kophs qophs } |
| — | QOPH | S | [n. -S] · koph «a Hebrew~ letter» / [x] { koph qoph § kophs qophs } |
| F | RESH | — | [n. -ES] · a Hebrew~ letter |
| T | SADE | S | [n. -S] · a Hebrew~ letter / [x] { sade sadhe sadi tsade tsadi § sades sadhes sadis tsades tsadis § sades } |
| T | SADI | S | [n. -S] · sade / [x] { sade sadhe sadi tsade tsadi § sades sadhes sadis tsades tsadis § sades } |
| — | TETH | S | [n. -S] · a Hebrew~ letter / [x] { tet teth § teths tets } |
| — | WYNN | S | [n. -S] · the rune for W / [x] { wen win wyn wynn § wynns wyns } |
| — | YODH | S | [n. -S] · yod / [x] { yod yodh § yodhs yods } |
| — | ZETA | S | [n. -S] · a Greek letter |
| — | AITCH | — | [n. -ES] · the letter H |
| — | ALEPH | S | [n. -S] · a Hebrew~ letter / [x] { alef aleph alif § alefs alephs } |
| — | ALPHA | S | [n. -S] · a Greek letter |
| — | CHETH | S | [n. -S] · heth «a Hebrew~ letter» / [x] { cheth het heth khet kheth § cheths heths hets kheths khets § hets } |
| R | EFFED | — | † [n. -S] · ef / [x] { ef eff § effs efs § effed effing effs } |
| — | GAMMA | S | [n. -S] · a Greek letter |
| — | GIMEL | S | [n. -S] · a Hebrew~ letter |
| — | KAPPA | S | [n. -S] · a Greek letter |
| — | KHAPH | S | [n. -S] · kaph «a Hebrew~ letter» / [x] { caph kaf kaph khaf khaph § caphs kafs kaphs khafs khaphs } |
| — | KHETH | S | [n. -S] · heth «a Hebrew~ letter» / [x] { cheth het heth khet kheth § cheths heths hets kheths khets § hets } |
| — | KOPPA | S | [n. -S] · a Greek letter |
| BF | LAMED | HS | [n. -S] · a Hebrew~ letter / [x] { lamed lamedh § lamedhs lameds } |
| — | OMEGA | S | [n. -S] · a Greek letter |
| — | SADHE | S | [n. -S] · sade / [x] { sade sadhe sadi tsade tsadi § sades sadhes sadis tsades tsadis § sades } |
| — | SAMEK | HS | [n. -S] · a Hebrew~ letter / [x] { samech samek samekh § samechs samekhs sameks } |
| — | SIGMA | S | [n. -S] · a Greek letter - SIGMATE [a.] |
| — | THETA | S | [n. -S] · a Greek letter |
| — | TSADE | S | [n. -S] · sade / [x] { sade sadhe sadi tsade tsadi § sades sadhes sadis tsades tsadis § sades } |
| — | TSADI | S | [n. -S] · sade / [x] { sade sadhe sadi tsade tsadi § sades sadhes sadis tsades tsadis § sades } |
| — | ZAYIN | S | [n. -S] · a Hebrew~ letter |
| — | DALEDH | S | [n. -S] · daleth «a Hebrew~ letter» / [x] { daledh daleth § daledhs daleths } |
| — | DALETH | S | [n. -S] · a Hebrew~ letter / [x] { daledh daleth § daledhs daleths } |
| G | IZZARD | S | [n. -S] · the letter Z |
| — | LAMBDA | S | [n. -S] · a Greek letter - LAMBDOID [a.] |
| — | LAMEDH | S | [n. -S] · lamed «a Hebrew~ letter» / [x] { lamed lamedh § lamedhs lameds } |
| — | SAMECH | S | [n. -S] · samek «a Hebrew~ letter» / [x] { samech samek samekh § samechs samekhs sameks } |
| — | SAMEKH | S | [n. -S] · samek «a Hebrew~ letter» / [x] { samech samek samekh § samechs samekhs sameks } |
| — | DIGAMMA | S | [n. -S] · a Greek letter |
| — | EPSILON | S | [n. -S] · a Greek letter |
| — | OMICRON | S | [n. -S] · a Greek letter / [x] { omicron omikron § omicrons omikrons } |
| — | OMIKRON | S | [n. -S] · omicron / [x] { omicron omikron § omicrons omikrons } |
| — | UPSILON | S | [n. -S] · a Greek letter |
| — | LIPOGRAM | S | [n. -S] · a writing in which a certain letter of the alphabet is omitted |
| FRONT | WORD | BACK | DEFINITION |
|---|---|---|---|
| AU | DO | CEGHLMNRSTWX | [n. DOS°] · the first tone of the diatonic scale / ----- [v. DID or DIDST, DONE,° DO°ING, DO or DOEST or DOST, DOES or DOETH or DOTH] · to begin and carry through to completion / [x] { de dee doh done § dos doses doss § de dee did didst do does doest doeth doing done dos dosed doses dosing dost doth § done § done } |
| — | FA | BDGHMNRSTVXY | [n. -S] · the fourth tone of the diatonic scale |
| A | LA | BCDGHMPRSTVWXY | [n. -S°] · the sixth tone of the diatonic scale / [x] { la lah § lahs las lases lass § law } |
| A | MI | BCDGLMRSX | [n. -S°] · the third tone of the diatonic scale |
| AEIO | RE | BCDEFGIMPSTVXZ | [n. -S] · the second tone of the diatonic scale |
| P | SI | BCGMNPRSTX | [n. -S] · ti / [x] { ki si ti § sis tis } |
| — | SO | BCDHLMNPSTUWXY | [n. SOS] · sol / [x] { so soh sol § soles sols sos § so sol § sos } |
| — | TI | CELNPSTXZ | [n. -S] · the seventh tone of the diatonic scale / [x] { ki si ti § sis tis } |
| BCGHJMNOPRT | UT | AES | [n. -S] · the musical tone C in the French solmization system now replaced by do |
| — | DOH | S | [n. -S] · the first tone of the diatonic scale / [x] { de dee doh done § dos doses doss § de dee did didst do does doest doeth doing done dos dosed doses dosing dost doth § done § done } |
| B | LAH | S | [n. -S] · la / [x] { la lah § lahs las lases lass § law } |
| — | SOH | S | [n. -S] · sol / [x] { so soh sol § soles sols sos § so sol § sos } |
| — | SOL | ADEIOS | [n. -S] · the fifth tone of the diatonic scale / [x] { so soh sol § soles sols sos § so sol § sos } |
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