Definition of
I
- (noun, communication) the 9th letter of the Roman alphabet
- (noun, quantity) the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
they had lunch at one - (noun, substance) 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)
- (adj, all) used of a single unit or thing; not two or more
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Alternate forms of I
Hyponyms: iodine-125, iodine-131, monad, monas, singleton
Hypernyms: alphabetic character, chemical element, digit, element, figure, halogen, letter, letter of the alphabet
Origin of the word I
- 12c. shortening of O.E. ic, first person sing. nom. pronoun, from P.Gmc. *ekan (cf. O.Fris. ik, O.N. ek, Norw. eg, Dan. jeg, O.H.G. ih, Ger. ich, Goth. ik), from PIE *ego(m) (cf. Skt. aham, Hitt. uk, L. ego, Gk. ego, Rus. ja). Reduced to i by 1137 in northern England,… more
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