Aitch Definition

āch
noun
The letter h.
American Heritage

The name of the Latin-script letter H/h.

The word hour is written with a silent aitch.
Cockneys drop their aitches.
Wiktionary
adjective
Shaped like H.
Webster's New World
abbreviation

(botany) An author name abbreviation for botanist James Edward Tierney Aitchison (1836-1898).

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Other Word Forms of Aitch

Noun

Singular:
aitch
Plural:
aitches

Origin of Aitch

  • French hache

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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