î

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An orthographic ⟨i⟩ with a diacritic that marks it as being the FLEECE vowel, as in the word "machine".

Meanings

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  1. human sciencesAn orthographic ⟨i⟩ with a diacritic that marks it as being the FLEECE vowel, as in the word "machine".
  2. human sciencesAn element of the digraph îr, a dictionary transcription for the NEAR vowel
Cite this entry
APA

î. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/%C3%AE

MLA

“î.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/%C3%AE. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “î,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/%C3%AE.

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