ae
ae definition
ae (ā)
æ definition
æ (ē, i, e)
noun
- a ligature used to represent a diphthong in some Latin words, equivalent to ai in Greek, usually written æ or replaced by e in modern spelling of derived English words, as in demon (daemon), ether (aether), etc. and pronounced (ē, i, or e)
- an Old English ligature representing a low front unrounded vowel like that in Modern English hat
- a character in the International Phonetic Alphabet and some other transcription systems, representing this low front unrounded vowel
Etymology: L aetatis
AE definition
AE
American English
Æ definition
Æ or A.E.
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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