What do you call the Latin character that combines two vowels such as æ?

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The Latin character that combines "a" and "e" is called "æ" (lowercase) or "Æ" (uppercase), and it's often referred to as "ash" or "æsc". 

Origin: 

The character "æ" (lowercase) and "Æ" (uppercase) originally represented a ligature, a combination of the letters "a" and "e", representing the Latin diphthong "ae". 

Usage: 

It's a letter in some languages, like Danish, Norwegian, Icelandic, and Faroese. In Old English, it was called "æsc" or "ash" after the Anglo-Saxon futhorc rune ᚫ. It's also used in the Cyrillic script for the Eastern Iranian language, Ossetian. In modern English, it's used as a ligature in words like "aeon" or "æther". 

Pronunciation: 

The sound represented by "æ" is similar to the "a" in "cat". 

Modern Usage: 

While "æ" is still used in some contexts, it's more common to see "ae" or "e" in English words.

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