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y
Part of speech:Y was used as a prefix by many old writers, without, however, increasing or modifying the meaning of the word; it has the sound of e, as in y- clad, clad; y- clept, called; y- drad, dreaded; y in such words representing the AS. ge, the general prefix with participles.
Part of speech:One of the forked pieces which support the pivots of the telescope of a theodolite, and the like- so called from their form.
Usage examples "y":- Mary, my love, where are-? - "Marriage", Susan Edmonstone Ferrier.
- It was only after you had looked at Mary for a very long time that you began to think her rather pretty. - "John Marchmont's Legacy, Volume I (of 3)", Mary E. Braddon.
- We are going to see Mary. - "Libro segundo de lectura", Ellen M. Cyr.