adj
Meaning 1
Fahrenheit.
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Usage: not-comparable
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Standard Lemma guide
F.
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CMU ARPABET: EH1 F Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adj
Meaning 2
French.
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Usage: not-comparable
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adj
Meaning 3
Federal, in some legal citation formats.
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Usage: not-comparable
Topics: law
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adj
Meaning 4
Abbreviation of feminine.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, not-comparable
Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
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adj
Meaning 5
Abbreviation of form; used in certain three-part names.
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Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, not-comparable
Topics: biology, natural-sciences
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adj
Meaning 6
and the following (page, paragraph, etc.)
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable, postpositional
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adv
Meaning 7
And the following (page) - used in indexes.
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Usage: not-comparable
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name
Meaning 8
French.
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noun
Meaning 9
Abbreviation of feminine.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, uncountable
Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
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noun
Meaning 10
Abbreviation of figure.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, uncountable
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History
Etymology
The "and the following" sense is derived from an abbreviation of Latin foliō (“on the (next) page”), ablative of folium (“leaf, page”).
Across languages
Translations
1 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- German: f. — and the following