The World Book Encyclopedia. W-X-Y-Z Volume 21

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1995 World Book,inc.All rights reserved.This volume may not be reproduced in whole or in part in any form without prior written permission from the publisher. W is the 23rd letter of our alphabet.The letter developed from a symbol used by the Semites, who once lived in Syria and Palestine. They named it wavv, meaning hook, and adapted an Egyptian hieroglyphi (picture symbol). The Romans, who took it from the Creeks, gave it a V shape.