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yale

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It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.

Scrabble points
7
Words With Friends
7
Letters
4
Pronunciation
/jeɪl/

Definition of yale

10 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

name

  1. A university in the eastern United States.
    “But all this still does not rise to the level of a constitutional crisis, according to Jack Balkin, a Yale law professor who has written in depth about the term along with University of Texas professor Sanford Levinson. Democrats in Congress can go to the courts to have their subpoenas enforced, although Balkin said that is not an ideal path.”
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name

  1. A university in the eastern United States.
    “But all this still does not rise to the level of a constitutional crisis, according to Jack Balkin, a Yale law professor who has written in depth about the term along with University of Texas professor Sanford Levinson. Democrats in Congress can go to the courts to have their subpoenas enforced, although Balkin said that is not an ideal path.”
  2. A romanisation scheme originating from Yale University.
  3. A romanisation scheme originating from Yale University.
    “Coordinate term: Jyutping”
  4. A romanisation scheme originating from Yale University.
  5. A romanisation scheme originating from Yale University.
  6. (historical)Iâl, a commote of medieval Wales.
  7. A surname transferred from the place name.
  8. A language spoken in Papua New Guinea, sometimes called Nagatman (the name of a village where it is spoken)
  9. A people in Papua New Guinea associated with the Yale language

noun

  1. A mythical beast in European mythology and heraldry, usually portrayed as an antelope- or goatlike four-legged creature with large horns that it can swivel in any direction.

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Etymology

Ultimately borrowed from Welsh Iâl, from iâl (“clearing, cultivated upland”). The surname is habitational. The university is named for Elihu Yale, a notable early benefactor.

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