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ALL meanings of mary

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  • noun Technical meaning of mary (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
  • 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 mary (Mary Stuart) 1542–87, queen of Scotland 1542–67; beheaded for plotting to assassinate her cousin, Queen Elizabeth I. 1
  • noun mary original name Princess Mary of Teck. 1867–1953, queen of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (1910–36) by marriage to George V 0
  • noun mary an Aboriginal woman or girl 0
  • noun mary a feminine name: dim. Mamie, Molly, Polly; masc. & fem. Marie, Marion; var. Mae, Maria, Marietta, Marilyn, May, Miriam; equiv. Ir. Maureen, Moira, Fr. Marie, Marion, Ger., It., & Sp. Maria, Pol. Marya 0
  • noun mary mother of Jesus: Matt. 1:18-25: often referred to as the (Blessed) Virgin Mary, Saint Mary 0
  • noun mary sister of Martha and Lazarus: Luke 10:38-42 0
  • noun mary Mary Magdalene 0
  • noun mary Mary I(Mary Tudor) 1516-58; queen of England (1553-58): daughter of Henry VIII & Catherine of Aragon: wife of Philip II of Spain 0
  • noun mary Mary II1662-94; queen of England, Scotland, and Ireland (1689-94), ruling jointly with her husband, William III: daughter of James II 0
  • noun mary (gay slang, chiefly US) A male homosexual. 0
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