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Wye has 5 different meanings across 2 categories:

Noun · Proper Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

the 25th letter of the Roman alphabet

"The puzzle required me to rearrange the letters, including the wye, to form a meaningful word."

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2

The name of the Latin-script letter Y .

"The ancient tribes believed that a wye could command an army without ever drawing his sword."

3

A warrior or fighter.

Verb
1

To reverse the direction of a train using a wye.

"The locomotive crew needed to switch tracks so they could use a wye to reverse the train's direction before arriving at the depot."

Proper Noun
1

A river in England and Wales, the fifth-longest in the UK.

"During our geography field trip, we hiked along the banks of the Wye to admire its famous waterfalls before crossing into Wales."

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