hail mary

hail Mar·y

H h

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [heyl mair-ee]
- /heɪl ˈmɛər i/
- /heɪl ˈmeərɪ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [heyl mair-ee]
- /heɪl ˈmɛər i/

Definitions of hail mary words

noun hail mary Ave Maria. 1
noun hail mary Also called Hail Mary pass, Hail Mary play. a long forward pass in football, especially as a last-ditch attempt at the end of a game, where completion is considered unlikely. 1
noun hail mary Catholic prayer to Virgin Mary 1
countable noun hail mary A Hail Mary is a prayer to the Virgin Mary that is said by Roman Catholics. 0
noun hail mary a prayer to the Virgin Mary, based on the salutations of the angel Gabriel (Luke 1:28) and Elizabeth (Luke 1:42) to her 0
noun hail mary a very long high pass into the end zone, made in the final seconds of a half or of a game 0

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Origin of hail mary

First appearance:

before 1300

One of the 15% oldest English words

1300-50; Middle English, translation of Medieval Latin Ave Maria

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Parts of speech for Hail mary

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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hail mary popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 43% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 54% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

hail mary usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for hail mary

noun hail mary

ave — the salutation “ave.”.
ave maria — “Hail, Mary,” the first words of the Latin version of a prayer to the Virgin Mary used in the Roman Catholic Church

All 3 Synonyms of hail mary