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J

J (minuscule: j) is the tenth letter of the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, the alphabets of other Western European languages and others worldwide. Its usual name in English is jay (pronounced ), with a now-uncommon variant jye . When used in the International Phonetic Alphabet for the voiced palatal approximant (the sound of "y" in "yes") it may be called yod or jod (pronounced or ).

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• ▸Kandahar Aramaic inscription
• ▸Frederick William Elwell
• ▸Alphabetical order

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