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A single cell standing for the whole word the.
Also known as: Whole word contraction the, Contraction for the word the
In contracted braille a single cell stands for the word the, the most frequent word in English and so among the first to earn a contraction.
Stands for the word the when written as a whole cell.
Contexts: Language and transcription
Also serves as part of longer contractions, so one cell carries a word in isolation and a component within a longer form.
Contexts: Language and transcription
A cell with dots two, three, four and six raised, standing alone for the whole word.