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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

J. This letter has been added to the English Alphabet in modern days; the letter I being written formerly in words where J is now used. It seems to have had the sound of y, in many words, as it still has in the German. The English sound of this letter may be expressed by dzh, or edzh, a compound sound coinciding exactly with that of g, in genius; the French j, with the articulation d preceding it. It is the tenth letter of the English Alphabet.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a unit of electrical energy equal to the work done when a current of one ampere passes through a resistance of one ohm for one second [syn: joule, J, watt second]
2: the 10th letter of the Roman alphabet [syn: J, j]

Merriam Webster's

abbreviation 1. joule 2. jumper; jump shot

Merriam Webster's

I. noun (plural j's or js) Usage: often capitalized, often attributive Date: 15th century 1. a. the 10th letter of the English alphabet b. a speech counterpart of orthographic j 2. a. a graphic device for reproducing the letter j b. a unit vector parallel to the y-axis 3. one designated j especially as the 10th in order or class 4. something shaped like the letter J II. abbreviation 1. jack 2. journal 3. judge; justice

Oxford Reference Dictionary

1. n. (also j) (pl. Js or J's) 1 the tenth letter of the alphabet. 2 (as a Roman numeral) = i in a final position (ij; vj). 2. abbr. (also J.) 1 joule(s). 2 Judge. 3 Justice.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

J J (j[=a]). J is the tenth letter of the English alphabet. It is a later variant form of the Roman letter I, used to express a consonantal sound, that is, originally, the sound of English y in yet. The forms J and I have, until a recent time, been classed together, and they have been used interchangeably. Note: In medical prescriptions j is still used in place of i at the end of a number, as a Roman numeral; as, vj, xij. J is etymologically most closely related to i, y, g; as in jot, iota; jest, gesture; join, jugular, yoke. See I. J is a compound vocal consonant, nearly equivalent in sound to dzh. It is exactly the same as g in gem. See Guide to Pronunciation, [sect][sect] 179, 211, 239.