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martyry\'s
[
mahr
-t
uh
-ree
]
mar·tyr·y
/
ˈmɑr
tə
ri
/
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[
mahr
-t
uh
-ree
]
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noun,
plural
mar·tyr·ies.
a shrine, chapel, or the like, erected in honor of a martyr.
Origin:
1250–1300;
Middle English
martirie
suffering, martyrdom <
Medieval Latin
marty-rium
martyrdom, martyr's grave <
Late Greek
martýrion.
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