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How to pronounce taw in English?

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Synonyms shooter
Type of marble
Type Words
Type of letter, letter of the alphabet, alphabetic character

Examples of taw

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Taw was the last letter of the Western Semitic and Hebrew alphabets.
From the en.wikipedia.org
These older alphabets contained only 22 letters, stopping at taw, numerically equivalent to 400.
From the en.wikipedia.org
The District has cash reserves that allow the District to not need TAW borrowing in the spring each year.
From the dailyherald.com
In a number of countries taw law makes it imperative that a payroll is correct, ignoring any other issues.
From the nbr.co.nz
T.A.W. performed the molecular modeling studies.
From the nature.com
A talented roster of actors and directors will present the plays, many of whom will be familiar to TAW audience.
From the sfgate.com
Occasionally, TAW opens its doors to the public for readings and special events like the Playwrights Festival.
From the sfgate.com
Taw Valley creamery excelled against 2,500 cheeses from countries around the world including France, Italy and the USA.
From the thisisbristol.co.uk
Taw was impressed by the supermarket colouring kit he had to fall back on for his friend, but said the instructions took a couple of reads to follow.
From the nzherald.co.nz
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  • The 23rd letter of the Hebrew alphabet
  • A large marble used for shooting in the game of marbles
  • Taw, tav, or taf is the twenty-second and last letter of the Semitic abjads, including Phoenician Tu0101w , Hebrew Tav u05EA, Aramaic Taw , Syriac Taw u072C, and Arabic Tu0101u02BC u062A (in abjadi order, 3rd in modern order). Its original sound value is /t/.
  • In his work on set theory, Georg Cantor denoted the collection of all cardinal numbers by the last letter of the Hebrew alphabet, u05EA (transliterated as Taf, Tav, or Taw.) As Cantor realized, this collection could not itself have a cardinality, as this would lead to a paradox of the Burali-Forti type. Cantor instead said that it was an "inconsistent" collection which was absolutely infinite.
  • (TAWS) A terrain awareness and warning system (TAWS) aims to prevent "Controlled Flight Into Terrain" (CFIT) accidents.http://rgl.faa.gov/Regulatory_and_Guidance_Library/rgAdvisoryCircular.nsf/0/7ca84861d31651a5862569b2006dbcfe/$FILE/ATTOVW46/AC23-18. ...
  • (Tawing) An old English term for alum tanning.
  • (Tawing) The old English term applied to the process of making leather with alum to distinguish it from tanning in a strict sense, the latter term having been originally confined to leather making with vegetable tanning agents. ...
  • (tawing) The preparation of a skin (usually pig or goat) by treating it with a mixture based on aluminium salts, which renders it flexible. An early alternative to tanning.
  • (TAWS) (Terrain Awareness and Warning System) An advanced type of GPWS that provides the flight crew earlier aural and visual warning of impending terrain, forward looking capabilities and continued operation in the landing configuration