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Noun 1. a former international labor union and radical labor movement in the United States; founded in Chicago in 1905 and dedicated to the overthrow of capitalism; its membership declined after World War I (synonym) Industrial Workers of the World, IWW (hypernym) union, labor union, trade union, trades union, brotherhood | ||||
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i \i\ (ī).
1. i, the ninth letter of the english alphabet, takes its form from the phœnician, through the latin and the greek. the phœnician letter was probably of egyptian origin. its original value was nearly the same as that of the italian i, or long e as in mete. etymologically i is most closely related to e, y, j, g; as in dint, dent, beverage, l. bibere; e. kin, as. cynn; e. thin, as. ?ynne; e. dominion, donjon, dungeon. in english i has two principal vowel sounds: the long sound, as in pīne, īce; and the short sound, as in p&ibreve;n. it has also three other sounds: (a) that of e in term, as in thirst. (b) that of e in mete (in words of foreign origin), as in machine, pique, regime. (c) that of consonant y (in many words in which it precedes another vowel), as in bunion, million, filial, christian, etc. it enters into several digraphs, as in fail, field, seize, feign. friend; and with o often forms a proper diphtong, as in oil, join, coin. see guide to pronunciation, §§ 98-106.
note: the dot which we place over the small or lower case i dates only from the 14th century. the sounds of i and j were originally represented by the same character, and even after the introduction of the form j into english dictionaries, words containing these letters were, till a comparatively recent time, classed together.
2. in our old authors, i was often used for ay (or aye), yes, which is pronounced nearly like it.
3. as a numeral, i stands for 1, ii for 2, etc.
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i \i\ (ī).
1. i, the ninth letter of the english alphabet, takes its form from the phœnician, through the latin and the greek. the phœnician letter was probably of egyptian origin. its original value was nearly the same as that of the italian i, or long e as in mete. etymologically i is most closely related to e, y, j, g; as in dint, dent, beverage, l. bibere; e. kin, as. cynn; e. thin, as. ?ynne; e. dominion, donjon, dungeon. in english i has two principal vowel sounds: the long sound, as in pīne, īce; and the short sound, as in p&ibreve;n. it has also three other sounds: (a) that of e in term, as in thirst. (b) that of e in mete (in words of foreign origin), as in machine, pique, regime. (c) that of consonant y (in many words in which it precedes another vowel), as in bunion, million, filial, christian, etc. it enters into several digraphs, as in fail, field, seize, feign. friend; and with o often forms a proper diphtong, as in oil, join, coin. see guide to pronunciation, §§ 98-106.
note: the dot which we place over the small or lower case i dates only from the 14th century. the sounds of i and j were originally represented by the same character, and even after the introduction of the form j into english dictionaries, words containing these letters were, till a comparatively recent time, classed together.
2. in our old authors, i was often used for ay (or aye), yes, which is pronounced nearly like it.
3. as a numeral, i stands for 1, ii for 2, etc.
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Industrial Workers of the World
The Industrial Workers of the World (IWW or the Wobblies) is an international union currently headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. At its peak in 1923 the organization claimed some 100,000 members in good standing, and could marshal the support of perhaps 300,000 workers. Its membership declined dramatically after a 1924 split brought on by internal conflict and government repression. Today it is actively organizing and numbers about 2,000 members worldwide, of whom roughly half (approximately 900) are in good standing (that is, have paid their dues for the past two months). IWW membership does not require that one work in a represented workplace, nor does it exclude membership in another labor union.
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