iii.

n.  the sound of the letter i, as described in Reading Made Easy: A Guide to Teach Your Child to Read by Valerie Bendt.

iiiyy.

n.  a battle cry, as in the comic book The Savage Sword of Conan.

Iio.

n.  a populated place in the Oulu region of Finland.

Iiya.

n.  a populated place in the Shizuoka region of Japan.

Io.

(also I’o, Iao).  n.  the great spirit “voice of all worlds singing,” as in Singer from the Sea by Sheri S. Tepper.

io.

interj.  a shout of triumphant joy, as in the traditional Thanksgiving song “Singing, the Reapers Homeward Come.”

<Singing, the reapers homeward come, Io! Io! / Merrily singing the harvest home, Io! Io! / Along the field, along the road, / Where autumn is scattering leaves abroad, / Homeward cometh the ripe last load, Io! Io!  —Author unknown, “Singing, the Reapers Homeward Come.”>

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