Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A Middle English form of
marrow . - See
marry .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun obsolete Marrow.
- interjection obsolete See
marry .
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- proper noun A female
given name . - proper noun The
Virgin Mary , the mother ofChrist . - proper noun Any of several other women in the
New Testament , notablyMary Magdalene and Mary ofBethany , the sister ofMartha .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
Etymologies
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Examples
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According to Frege, the proposition that Mary was admired by John has the same function-argument structure, even though ˜Mary™ is the subject of the passive sentence.
Logical Form Pietroski, Paul 2009
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STEVE FARESE, MARY WINKLER ` S ATTORNEY: No one knows the events of that night except Mary, Carol and us.
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May 22nd, 2006 at 8:14 pm tryggyth – that would be mary who was the gift, not Mary ;- I like to think it goes with the name though and I liked that post too.
Firedoglake » Who Started the Iranian Badge Story? — updated — 2006
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MARY JOHNSON July had forgotten that Peach had a normal name like Mary before his brother gave her the nickname.
Lonesome Dove McMurtry, Larry 1985
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SAID MARY They found a great deal to do that morning and Mary was late in returning to the house and was also in such a hurry to get back to her work that she quite forgot Colin until the last moment.
The Secret Garden Burnett, Frances Hodgson, 1849-1924 1911
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[Illustration: LADY TRANMORE AND MARY LYSTER] "Ah, there wasn't a glut of us then," said Mary, calmly.
The Marriage of William Ashe Humphry Ward 1885
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"To MARY IN H-- l," meaning to Mary in Hannibal, of course.
Sketches New and Old, Part 2. Mark Twain 1872
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His rhymes for my week were headed, "TO MARY IN H-- L," meaning to Mary in
Editorial Wild Oats Mark Twain 1872
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"To MARY IN H-- l," meaning to Mary in Hannibal, of course.
Sketches New and Old Mark Twain 1872
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= Mary in Heaven = (_To_) and _Highland Mary_, lyrics addressed by Robert
Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama A Revised American Edition of the Reader's Handbook, Vol. 3 Ebenezer Cobham Brewer 1853
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