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- [mair-ee]
- /ˈmɛər i/
- /ˈmeərɪ/
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- [mair-ee]
- /ˈmɛər i/
Definitions of mary word
- noun mary (Mary Stuart) 1542–87, queen of Scotland 1542–67; beheaded for plotting to assassinate her cousin, Queen Elizabeth I. 1
- noun mary When referring to a male homosexual, the term Mary can be contemptuous. However, even in direct address, it is more often used for humorous effect, without intent to offend. In fact, Mary is a term sometimes adopted by gays themselves to address a gay man. 1
- noun mary (gay slang, chiefly, US) A male homosexual. 1
- noun mary female given name 1
- noun mary Christianity: mother of Jesus 1
- noun Definition of mary in Technology (language) An extensible, machine-oriented superset of ALGOL68 developed by Mark Rain. Mary is maintained (and used) by Kvatro Telecom AS. Although dated, it still offers a nice strongly typed 3GL with macros but without most of C's flaws. It runs on SPARC and x86 computers. Hidden on the back cover of the manual: MARY HAD A LITTLE LAMB - COERCION IMPOSSIBLE. 1
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Origin of mary
First appearance:
before 1000 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English Marie, Old English Maria < Late Latin < Greek < Hebrew Miryām
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Parts of speech for Mary
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
mary popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
mary usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for mary
noun mary
- virgin mary — Mary (def 1).
- madonna — the Virgin Mary (usually preceded by the).
- our lady — a title of the Virgin Mary.
- holy mother — honorific title of the Virgin Mary, often applied by analogy to the Roman Catholic Church.
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