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Mary

proper noun

  1. female given name
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈmɛɚ.i/ / /ˈmɛɹ.i/ / /ˈmɑ(ː).ɹɪ/

intj

Etymology: From Mary (“female name”). Compare nan and nancy.

  1. Alternative form of marry (“indeed, in truth”).

    You that be of the court, & eſpecially ye ſworn chaplains beware of a leſſon that a great man taught me at my firſt coming to the court he told me for a good will, he thoughte it wel. He ſayd vnto me. You muſt beware how ſo euer ye do that ye cõtrary not the king, let him haue his ſaiyngs, folow him, go with him. Mary out vpon this counſel, ſhal I ſay, as he ſayes?

    And I pray thee (ſayde Pas,) gentle Nico, tell mee what miſchaunce yt was that broughte thee to taſte ſo fyne a Meate? Mary goodman Blockhead (ſayde Nico) bycauſe hee ſpeakes ageanſt Jeloſy, the filthy Treytor to true affection, and yet diſguyſing yt ſelf in the rayment of Love.

name

Etymology: From Turkmen Mary.

  1. A city, the capital of the region of Mary, in southeastern Turkmenistan.
  2. A region in southeastern Turkmenistan.

noun

Etymology: From Mary (“female name”). Compare nan and nancy.

  1. Alternative letter-case form of Mary (“male homosexual”).