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up·si·lon

(ŭp′sə-lŏn′, yo͞op′-)

The 20th letter of the Greek alphabet. See Table at alphabet.

[Late Greek ū psīlon, simple u (from the fact that oi was given the same pronunciation in Late Greek as u) : ū, hū, the letter U + psīlon, neuter of psīlos, simple (written with one letter as opposed to two).]

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upsilon

(ˈʌpsɪˌlɒn; juːpˈsaɪlən)

(Letters of the Alphabet (Foreign)) the 20th letter in the Greek alphabet (Υ, υ), a vowel, transliterated as y or u

[C17: from Medieval Greek u psilon simple u, name adopted for graphic u to avoid confusion with graphic oi, since pronunciation was the same for both in Late Greek]

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up•si•lon

(ˈyup səˌlɒn, -lən, ˈʌp-; esp. Brit. yupˈsaɪ lən)

n.

1. the 20th letter of the Greek alphabet (Y, υ).

2. Also called up′silon par`ticle. any of a family of heavy, short-lived, neutral mesons that are composed of a bottom quark and its antiquark. Symbol:Y, υ

[1615–25; < Late Greek ŷ psīlón literally, simple u (to distinguish it from the diagraph oi, pronounced the same in Late Greek]

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upsilon - the 20th letter of the Greek alphabet

Greek alphabet - the alphabet used by ancient Greeks

alphabetic character, letter of the alphabet, letter - the conventional characters of the alphabet used to represent speech; "his grandmother taught him his letters"

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ípsilon

ypsilon

ypsilon

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The word {sigma iota gamma upsilon nu omicron nu}, 'lance,' is to the Cyprians a current term but to us a strange one.

From species to species, as: 'With blade of bronze drew away the life,' and 'Cleft the water with the vessel of unyielding bronze.' Here {alpha rho upsilon rho alpha iota}, 'to draw away,' is used for {tau alpha mu epsilon iota nu}, 'to cleave,' and {tau alpha mu epsilon iota nu} again for {alpha rho upsilon alpha iota},--each being a species of taking away.

{epsilon rho nu upsilon gamma epsilon sigma}, 'sprouters,' for {kappa epsilon rho alpha tau alpha}, 'horns,' and {alpha rho eta tau eta rho},

'supplicator,' for {iota epsilon rho epsilon upsilon sigma}, 'priest.'

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Logan College's Upsilon Pi Chapter had nominated Barkley Giffin for the Distinguished Adviser Award.

Barkley Giffin, Pecord receive awards at Phi Theta Kappa convention

Prospero De Vera urged members of the Upsilon Sigma Phi fraternity, especially those occupying top positions in the government, to speak and act on the controversial online conversation hit for its misogynist, sexist, and violent messages.

CHED chair on 'lonsileaks': Totally unacceptable

UP president: No protection for fraternity brother culpable in #LonsiLeaks !-- -- (philstar.com) - November 23, 2018 - 2:37pm MANILA, Philippines University of the Philippines president and Upsilon Sigma Phi member Danilo Concepcion on Friday denounced the leaked conversations linked to his fraternity and vowed thorough investigation into the matter.

UP president: No protection for fraternity brother culpable in #LonsiLeaks

Aside from the recent brawl involving members of two fraternities, he also finds a series of offensive posts on social media attributed to the Upsilon Sigma Phi "more disturbing."

UP System president reveals recent incidents within the university

One of the black students, who was in front of the Delta Upsilon fraternity house at the time of the incident, informed other legion members.

University Of Missouri Suspends Fraternity Over Racism Allegations

alpha beta gamma delta epsilon eta zeta theta iota kappa lambda mu nu xi omicron pi rho sigma tau upsilon phi chi psi omega.

Its all Greek to me

He has landed the top prize twice in recent years with Merigo and -- while he's not represented in the big 'un today -- the proud Scot could still be on the winning podium earlier on the card with UPSILON BLEU.