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Word entry · 2 letters

mu

Best crossword clue

"twelfth Greek letter"

2 letters · collected on this word page

2 lettersPronunciation /mjuː/Part of speech nounSorted muStarts with MEnds with U1 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. Twelfth letter of the Greek alphabet.

Word origin

From Ancient Greek μῦ (mû), derived from Phoenician 𐤌𐤌 (mm /⁠mem⁠/, “water”). Doublet of mem.

Used in a sentence

  • A monk once asked Master Joshu, 'Has a dog the Buddha Nature or not?' Joshu said, 'Mu!'
  • That being the case, we should naturally choose to contemplate mu from morning to night, forgetting everything.
  • Consequently, though mu is mindlike, the likeness to individual consciousness cannot be pushed very far.

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