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You & you (Posted on 2013-05-30)

Vacuum is not the only English word containing a double u (i.e. uu).
There exists another non-related term with the said feature, used both in mathematics and in music.

Find it and others (there are several words, mostly derived from Latin).

Submitted by Ady TZIDON

Rating: 4.0000 (1 votes)

Solution: (Hide)

Lituus is the one used both in math and music.
Other words:
vacuum, continuum, duumvir,fatuum, menstruum, muumuu, residuum, triduum, perpetuum, intermenstruum, semicontinuum, smectymnuus, praecipuum, individuum, duumvirate, zuurveldt, sadalsuud, duumviral, lituus, obliquus, equuleus, squush(y), carduus, mutuum, muumuu,weltanschauung.
Maybe more...

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Subject	Author	Date
re: words - an extension to Charlie's list	Dej Mar	2013-06-01 00:11:20
re: Plurals, plurals, plurals	Charlie	2013-05-31 12:46:13
Plurals, plurals, plurals	JayDeeKay	2013-05-31 11:08:28
words	Charlie	2013-05-31 09:54:59
No Subject	xdog	2013-05-30 12:21:37
Word	Math Man	2013-05-30 10:02:23

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