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Added 9 October 2026

h

/eɪt͡ʃ/ letter

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The eighth letter of the basic modern Latin alphabet.

symbol

SI symbol for the prefix hecto-, indicating multiplication by 100 (10²)
Planck's constant
a voiceless glottal fricative or approximant.
(after a consonant) aspiration; (before a consonant) pre-aspiration; otherwise a weak, fleeting or epenthetic [h] – see ʰ.

letter

The eighth letter of the English alphabet, called aitch and written in the Latin script.

noun

Abbreviation of hour, particularly when used as a (non-SI) unit of time alongside International System of Units (SI) units.
Abbreviation of hit, the number of hits by a player.
Abbreviation of heroin.

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