noun
William
WIHL-ee-uhm
noun
1
The word used in radio and phonetic spelling alphabets to represent the letter W.
"He spelled it out: "W as in William.""
How to Use William
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishOutside of being a common first name, 'William' is also the traditional phonetic-alphabet word for the letter W in older spelling codes.
Word Forms
Williams plural
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He spelled it out: "W as in _____."