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martyry

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mar⋅tyr⋅y

  [mahr-tuh-ree]
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–noun, plural -tyr⋅ies.
a shrine, chapel, or the like, erected in honor of a martyr.
Origin:
1250–1300; ME martirie suffering, martyrdom < ML marty-rium martyrdom, martyr's grave < LGk martýrion. See martyr, -y 3
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