æ

character — 3 senses

æ

characteralso spelled Æ

/iː/ · /ɛ/

1

Dated, Letter, Lowercase The letter ash, a ligature of vowels a and e.

Related terms
ash, œ

Æ

character
1

Human sciences, Linguistics, Sciences Dated, Letter, Uppercase A ligature of vowels A and E, called ash.

2

Archaic, Letter, Uppercase aevum; formerly used on gravestones to indicate the deceased's age at time of death

Related terms
Œ

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