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terry

noun

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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈtɛɹi/

name

  1. A surname originating as a patronymic from the medieval Norman given name Thierry, a cognate of the English Derek.
  2. A male given name from the Germanic languages transferred back from the surname, or a diminutive of Terence or of any of its alternative forms.

    Tao was a voracious consumer of fantasy books like Terry Pratchett’s Discworld series. When a class was boring, he doodled intricate maps of imaginary lands.

  3. A male given name from Latin derived from the Latin for the third ("tertius") given to a third child or a child whose name has the suffix III.
  4. A female given name, diminutive of Teresa or any of its alternative forms.
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noun

Etymology: Contraction of terrorist.

  1. A terrorist