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U has 13 different meanings across 6 categories:

Noun · Adjective · Character · Pron · Prep · Proper Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

a base containing nitrogen that is found in RNA (but not in DNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine

2

a heavy toxic silvery-white radioactive metallic element; occurs in many isotopes; used for nuclear fuels and nuclear weapons

3

the 21st letter of the Roman alphabet

U u
4

The name of the Latin-script letter U .

5

A U-turn.

Adjective
1

(chiefly British) of or appropriate to the upper classes especially in language use

u
2

Abbreviation of underwater.

3

Abbreviation of upper class (“characteristic of the upper classes, particularly in the use of language”).

Character
1

The twenty-first letter of the English alphabet, called u and written in the Latin script.

Pron
1

you (in text messaging and internet conversations)

Prep
1

Abbreviation of under.

Proper Noun
1

A language belonging to the Austroasiatic language family which is spoken in China.

2

Alternative form of Ü (“Tibetan language”)

Broader Terms (hypernyms)
nucleotide metallic element letter
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
uranium 235 uranium 238
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