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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • abbreviation Sports faceoff
  • abbreviation Fahrenheit
  • abbreviation fail
  • abbreviation failure
  • abbreviation farad
  • abbreviation fax machine number
  • abbreviation female
  • abbreviation Genetics filial generation
  • abbreviation Sports forward
  • abbreviation Sports foul
  • abbreviation franc
  • abbreviation Friday
  • abbreviation Football fumble

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  • noun The sixth letter of the English alphabet, called ef and written in the Latin script.
  • noun The ordinal number sixth, derived from this letter of the English alphabet, called ef and written in the Latin script.
  • noun The sixth letter of the basic modern Latin alphabet.
  • noun chemistry Symbol for fluorine.
  • noun metrology Symbol for farad.
  • noun computing Hexadecimal symbol for 15.
  • noun biochemistry IUPAC 1-letter abbreviation for phenylalanine
  • noun physics force
  • noun physics farad
  • abbreviation female
  • abbreviation A musical note
  • abbreviation Friday
  • abbreviation father
  • abbreviation forever
  • abbreviation stock symbol Ford Motor Company
  • abbreviation False
  • abbreviation Euphemism for fuck
  • noun A failing grade in a class or course. The next best grade is a D. Some institutions issue Es instead of Fs.
  • noun American Library Association Abbreviation for folio-sized books, over 30 cm in height.

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