Definition of i

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I () I, the ninth letter of the English alphabet, takes its form from the Phoenician, through the Latin and the Greek. The Phoenician letter was probably of Egyptian origin. Its original value was nearly the same as that of the Italian I, or long e as in mete. Etymologically I is most closely related to e, y, j, g; as in dint, dent, beverage, L. bibere; E. kin, AS. cynn; E. thin, AS. /ynne; E. dominion, donjon, dungeon..

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Brick :: Brick (v. t.) To lay or pave with bricks; to surround, line, or construct with bricks..
Milksop :: Milksop (n.) A piece of bread sopped in milk; figuratively, an effeminate or weak-minded person..
Dainties :: Dainties (pl. ) of Daint.
Lathe :: Lathe (n.) Formerly, a part or division of a county among the Anglo-Saxons. At present it consists of four or five hundreds, and is confined to the county of Kent..
Infection :: Infection (n.) Sympathetic communication of like qualities or emotions; influence.
Rowel :: Rowel (v. t.) To insert a rowel, or roll of hair or silk, into (as the flesh of a horse)..
Hippophagous :: Hippophagous (a.) Feeding on horseflesh; -- said of certain nomadic tribes, as the Tartars..
Three-piled :: Three-piled (a.) Fig.: Extravagant; exaggerated; high-flown.
Essence :: Essence (n.) A being; esp., a purely spiritual being..
Diagonal :: Diagonal (a.) Joining two not adjacent angles of a quadrilateral or multilateral figure; running across from corner to corner; crossing at an angle with one of the sides.
Perishably :: Perishably (adv.) In a perishable degree or manner.
Advocated :: Advocated (imp. & p. p.) of Advocat.
Trifle :: Trifle (v. t.) To spend in vanity; to fritter away; to waste; as, to trifle away money..
Enslaving :: Enslaving (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Enslav.
Ciliate :: Ciliate (a.) Alt. of Ciliate.
Creeper :: Creeper (n.) A spurlike device strapped to the boot, which enables one to climb a tree or pole; -- called often telegraph creepers..
Budding :: Budding (n.) The act or process of ingrafting one kind of plant upon another stock by inserting a bud under the bark.
Admonishing :: Admonishing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Admonis.
Ranger :: Ranger (n.) One of a body of mounted troops, formerly armed with short muskets, who range over the country, and often fight on foot..
Legalist :: Legalist (n.) One who practices or advocates strict conformity to law; in theology, one who holds to the law of works. See Legal, 2 (a)..
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