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See also: Πand Appendix:Variations of "oe"
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Translingual
Pronunciation
IPA: (file)
Symbol
œ
- (IPA) an open-mid front rounded vowel.
- (superscript ⟨ꟹ⟩, IPA) -coloring or a weak, fleeting, epenthetic or echo .
- (superscript ⟨ꟹ⟩, VoQS) open-rounded labialization, less rounded than IPA ⟨ʷ⟩.
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English
Symbol
œ (upper case Œ)
Usage notes
- It is normally used for words of either Ancient Greek or Latin origin. However, it has become rare and often absent in modern times, since it has been reduced to e in American English or separated as oe in Commonwealth English.
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French
Pronunciation
Symbol
œ (lower case, upper case Œ)
- Ligature in French spelling, a combination of o and e
- Synonym: e dans l’o
German
Symbol
œ (lower case, upper case Œ)
Swedish
Letter
œ (upper case Œ)