THOU
\ðˈa͡ʊ], \ðˈaʊ], \ð_ˈaʊ]\
Definitions of THOU
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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To address as thou, esp. to do so in order to treat with insolent familiarity or contempt.
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To use the words thou and thee in discourse after the manner of the Friends.
By Oddity Software
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To address as thou, esp. to do so in order to treat with insolent familiarity or contempt.
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To use the words thou and thee in discourse after the manner of the Friends.
By Noah Webster.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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Of the second person sing., the person addressed, now gen. used only in solemn address. "Thou, as in Shakespeare’s time, was (1) the pronoun of affection towards friends, (2) of good-humored superiority to servants, and (3) of contempt or anger to strangers. It had, however, already fallen somewhat into disuse, and being regarded as archaic, was naturally adopted (4) in the higher poetic style and in the language of solemn prayer."-E. A. Abbott.
By Daniel Lyons
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Of the 2nd pers. sing., denoting the person addressed; (used chiefly in solemn address, or in poetry.).
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
By James Champlin Fernald
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