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- [meyz]
- /meɪz/
- /meɪ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [meyz]
- /meɪz/
Definitions of mays word
- noun mays the fifth month of the year, containing 31 days. 1
- noun mays the early part of one's life, especially the prime: a young woman in her May. 1
- noun mays the festivities of May Day. 1
- noun mays (lowercase) British. the hawthorn. 1
- noun mays a female given name. 1
- noun mays Cape, a cape at the SE tip of New Jersey, on Delaware Bay. 1
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Origin of mays
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English mai; Old English mæg
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Parts of speech for Mays
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
mays popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 85% 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".
mays usage trend in Literature
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