As a letter r
is the eighteenth letter of the.
As a symbol r
is roentgen (unit ).
As a noun berserk is
a crazed norse warrior who fought in a frenzy.
As an adjective berserk is
injuriously, maniacally, or furiously violent or out of control.
r
Translingual
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(
wikipedia r)
Etymology 1
Modification of capital letter R by not closing the bottom of the loop but continuing into the leg to save a pen stroke, later shortening the right leg into a simple arc.
Letter
The eighteenth letter of the .
See also
(
Latn-script)
* (
select symbols)
* (
other scripts) Cyrillic
* dog's letter
Etymology 2
Symbol
(Alveolar trill)
(head)
radius
alveolar trill
).
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Synonyms
*
See also
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, page=R
, NATO=Romeo
, Morse=·–·
, Character=R
, Braille=?
}}
Image:Latin R.png, Capital and lowercase versions of R , in normal and italic type
Image:Fraktur letter R.png, Uppercase and lowercase R in Fraktur
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berserk
English
Alternative forms
* beserk
* berzerk
* beresque – humorous misspelling now accepted (Australian )
Noun
(
en noun)
A crazed Norse warrior who fought in a frenzy.
Adjective
(
en adjective)
Injuriously, maniacally, or furiously violent or out of control.
* After he watched his sister stabbed to death, he went berserk and attacked the killer like a beast or a wild animal.
Derived terms
* berserker
See also
*
