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'''Psi''' (uppercase '''Ψ''', lowercase '''ψ'''; pronounced in English as ''sigh'') is the 23rd letter of the [[Greek alphabet]] and has a [[Greek numerals|numeric]] value of 700. In both [[Classical Greek|Classical]] and [[Modern Greek]], the letter indicates the combination /ps/ (like in English "lapse"). The letter was adopted into the [[Old Italic alphabet]], and its shape is continued into the [[Algiz]] rune of the [[Elder Futhark]]. Psi was also adopted into the [[early Cyrillic alphabet]] as [[psi (Cyrillic)|Ѱ]]. In Greek loanwords in Latin and modern languages with Latin alphabets, Psi is usually transliterated as "ps". In English, due to [[English phonology#Phonotactics|phonotactic constraints]], its pronunciation is usually simplified to /s/.  
'''Psi''' (uppercase '''Ψ''', lowercase '''ψ'''; pronounced in English as ''sigh'') is the 23rd letter of the [[Greek alphabet]] and has a [[Greek numerals|numeric]] value of 700. In both [[Classical Greek|Classical]] and [[Modern Greek]], the letter indicates the combination /ps/ (like in English "lapse"). The letter was adopted into the [[Old Italic alphabet]], and its shape is continued into the [[Algiz]] rune of the [[Elder Futhark]]. Psi was also adopted into the [[early Cyrillic alphabet]] as [[psi (Cyrillic)|Ѱ]]. In Greek loanwords in Latin and modern languages with Latin alphabets, Psi is usually transliterated as "ps". In English, due to [[English phonology#Phonotactics|phonotactic constraints]], its pronunciation is usually simplified to /s/.  

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Psi (uppercase Ψ, lowercase ψ; pronounced in English as sigh) is the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet and has a numeric value of 700. In both Classical and Modern Greek, the letter indicates the combination /ps/ (like in English "lapse"). The letter was adopted into the Old Italic alphabet, and its shape is continued into the Algiz rune of the Elder Futhark. Psi was also adopted into the early Cyrillic alphabet as Ѱ. In Greek loanwords in Latin and modern languages with Latin alphabets, Psi is usually transliterated as "ps". In English, due to phonotactic constraints, its pronunciation is usually simplified to /s/.

The letters Ψ or ψ can also be a symbol for:

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