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Definition of I in English :

I

Noun

a nonmetallic element belonging to the halogens; used especially in medicine and photography and in dyes; occurs naturally only in combination in small quantities (as in sea water or rocks)

2. 1, ace, i, one, single, unity

the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number

Example Sentences:
'he has the one but will need a two and three to go with it'
'they had lunch at one'

3. i

the 9th letter of the Roman alphabet

Adjective

4. 1, ane, i, one

used of a single unit or thing; not two or more

Example Sentences:
'ane' is Scottish'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

I

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nounWord forms: plural i's, I's or Is

1.

the ninth letter and third vowel of the modern English alphabet

2.

any of several speech sounds represented by this letter, in English as in bite or hit

3.

a.

something shaped like an I

b.

(in combination)

an I-beam

4. dot the i's and cross the t's

symbol for

the imaginary number √–1

. Also called: j

pronoun

(subjective)

refers to the speaker or writer

symbol for

1. chemistry

iodine

2. physics

current

3. physics

isospin

4. logic

a particular affirmative categorial statement, such as some men are married, often symbolized as SiP

Compare A, E, O1

5. (Roman numeral)

one

Roman numerals

abbreviation for

6.

Italy (international car registration)

abbreviation for

1.

International

2.

Island or Isle

I

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noun

1.

a Roman numeral for 1; placed after another Roman numeral, it adds one unit (e.g., VI = 6), and placed before another numeral, it subtracts one unit (e.g., IV = 4)

2. Education

a grade indicating incompletion of assigned work; an incomplete

pronounWord forms: plural we

1.

the person speaking or writing: personal pronoun in the first person singular

I is the nominative form, me the objective, mine the possessive, and myself the reflexive and intensive; my is the possessive pronominal adjective

nounWord forms: plural I's

2.

the ego; the self

1.

Imperator

2. Dentistry

incisor

3.

Independent

4.

interstate

5.

Island(s)

6.

Isle(s)

7. Physics

moment of inertia

1. Physics

electric current

2. Chemistry

iodine

nounWord forms: plural i's

1.

the ninth letter of the English alphabet: via Latin from the Greek iota, a modification of the Phoenician (Semitic yodh, a hand): this letter, first dotted in the 11th cent., was not distinguished from j until the 17th cent.

2.

any of the speech sounds that this letter represents, as, in English, the vowel ( (ɪ) ; i) ) of pick, ( (i) ; ē) ) of pique, or ( (aɪ) ; ī) ) of pike, or, when it is unstressed, (ə) as in sanity, or the semivowel ( (j) ; y) ) in boil

3.

a type or impression for i or I

4.

the ninth in a sequence or group

5.

an object shaped like I

adjective

6.

of i or I

7.

ninth in a sequence or group

8.

shaped like I

noun

1.

a Roman numeral for 1

iii = 3

2. Astronomy

the inclination of a planet's orbit to some reference plane, as the ecliptic

1.

interest

2.

intransitive

3.

island(s)

4.

isle(s)

-1, the square root of negative one

I

see synonyms of i

n. pl. i's or I's also is or Is

1. The ninth letter of the modern English alphabet.

2. Any of the speech sounds represented by the letter i.

3. The ninth in a series.

4. Something shaped like the letter I.

pron.

Used to refer to oneself as speaker or writer.

n. pl. I's

The self; the ego.

1. The symbol for iodine.

2. Electricity The symbol for current.

3. also i The symbol for the Roman numeral 1.

The symbol for imaginary unit.

abbr.

1. incomplete

2. Independent

3. inside

4. interstate

5. isospin

abbr.

1. island

2. isle

abbr.

1. Economics interest

2. intransitive

Used as a connective to join word elements: setiform.

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