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NOUN (1)

1. the 19th letter of the Greek alphabet;


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Tau \Tau\ (tou), n. [Gr. tay^.] The nineteenth letter ([Tau], [tau]) of the Greek alphabet, equivalent to English t. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Tau \Tau\, n. [Gr. tay^ the letter [tau] (English T).] (Zool.) The common American toadfish; -- so called from a marking resembling the Greek letter tau ([tau]). [1913 Webster] Tau cross. See Illust. 6, of Cross. [1913 Webster]