Ψ

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Ψ U+03A8, Ψ
GREEK CAPITAL LETTER PSI
Χ
[U+03A7]
Greek and Coptic Ω
[U+03A9]

Translingual

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Symbol

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Ψ

  1. Sometimes used as a typographic substitute for (Neptune).
  2. (alchemy) Mercury.

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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Unknown. The Phoenician alphabet has no letter that is similar in either shape or sound. The Linear B alphabet has three similar-looking letters, 𐀂 (i), 𐀚 (ne), and 𐀩 (re), but none of them represents a sound similar to either the Eastern Greek pronunciation /ps/ or the Western Greek pronunciation /kʰ/.

Letter

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Ψ (Ps) (uppercase, lowercase ψ)

  1. The letter psi (ψεῖ), the 23rd letter of the ancient Greek alphabet.

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Greek

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Letter

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Ψ (Ps) (uppercase, lowercase ψ)

  1. The upper case letter psi (ψι), the 23rd letter of the modern Greek alphabet.

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