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

  • abbreviation high water
  • abbreviation hot water

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun The original form, in early Middle English and Anglo-Saxon, of the consonant sequence now written wh-. For all words so beginning, see under wh-.

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  • abbreviation XML tag used in Webster's dictionary for head word.
  • abbreviation high water
  • abbreviation homework

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