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Meaning of F, f in English

F, f
noun
uk
/ef/ us
/ef/
plural Fs, F's or f's

F, f noun (LETTER)

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[ C or U ]
the sixth letter of the English alphabet
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F, f noun (MUSIC)

[ C or U ]
a note in Western music:
The song is in (the key of) F.
Play an F followed by a G.
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F, f noun (TEMPERATURE)

[ after noun ]
abbreviation for Fahrenheit :
Yesterday the temperature was 90°F.
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(Definition of F, f from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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F
noun
us
/ef/
plural F’s or Fs

F noun (LETTER)

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[ C ] (also f) plural F’s, Fs, f’s or fs
the sixth letter of the English alphabet

F noun (MUSICAL NOTE)

[ C/U ]   music   plural F’s or Fs
in Western music, the fourth note in the scale (= series of notes) that begins on the note C, or a set of notes based on this note

F noun (MARK)

[ C ] plural F’s or Fs
a mark given for an exam, a course, or a piece of work which shows that your work has failed to meet the lowest acceptable standard:
I’m giving you an F if your paper isn’t in by Thursday.

F noun (TEMPERATURE)

[ U ]
abbreviation for Fahrenheit:
Yesterday the temperature was 90°F.
(Definition of F, f from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
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Translations of F, f

in Chinese (Traditional)
字母, （英文字母表的第六個字母）, 音樂…
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字母, （英语字母表的第六个字母）, 音乐…
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sexta letra del abecedario inglés:, F, f…
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sexta letra do alfabeto, F, f…
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英字アルファベットの第6字…
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alfabenin altıncı harfi…
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F, f [masculine], très faible…
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sesta lettera dell’alfabeto inglese…
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