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Pronunciation : Xys"ter
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [NL., fr. Gr. (Surg.)
Definition : Defn: An instrument for scraping bone.

Y

Defn: Y, the twenty-fifth letter of the English alphabet, at the beginning of a word or syllable, except when a prefix (see Y-), is usually a fricative vocal consonant; as a prefix, and usually in the middle or at the end of a syllable, it is a vowel. See Guide to Pronunciation, ?? 145, 178-9, 272.

Note: It derives its form from the Latin Y, which is from the Greek u, i, o, and j. g; as in full, fill, AS. fyllan; E. crypt, grotto; young, juvenile; day, AS. d?g. See U, I, and J, G.

Note: Y has been called the Pythagorean letter, because the Greek letter
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913