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eff

eff

7 9.9
The name of the letter F in the alphabet
  • noun
  • /ɛf/
translation icon : efe
  • The EFF tends to fight congressional intellectual property, copyright, and hacking restrictions in the court system.

That's EFF sharp F down below, then low F#.

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Examples

  • But the EFF struggled to deal with the conflict between libertarian ideals and the mess of Washington politics.

    Academic text (2003)
  • The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) also filed an amicus brief in support of MyVidster.

    Blog text (6)
  • "Groups like the EFF are vital to building a movement around these issues."

    Academic text (2003)
  • Of course, we're happy that the EFF and the ACLU are behind us.

  • I know the ACLU and EFF, among many others, have been looking at this.

    Blog text (9)
  • Why did the EFF state it would be delivered by the 26th if they couldn't do that?

    Blog text (28)
  • Some leading organizations, such as the ACLU and EFF, continue to keep the pressure on and are always worthy of support.

    Academic text (2004)
  • In addition, the principal phoneme is usually prominent in the letter name (e.g., em, eff, or ess).

    Academic text (2012)
  • The letter eff is the sixth letter of the English alphabet.

  • Please write the letter eff on the board so everyone can see it.

Synonyms

F
vseff
3 1.0

The sixth letter of the alphabet

is the spoken name for that character rather than its position

Idioms

eff all
  • NSFW
9.9

Nothing at all, often said as a rude way to show you mean it

Surface Forms

eff singular
effs plural

Etymology

Eff is the regular English name of the letter F, the sound at the start of words like 'fun', and people say eff when they spell or name that letter.