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[mee-ou, myou] 
–noun
| 1. | the characteristic sound a cat makes. |
| 2. | a spiteful or catty remark. |
–verb (used without object)
| 3. | to make the sound of a cat. |
| 4. | to make a spiteful or catty remark. |
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| me·ow (mē-ou') n.
To make the crying sound of a cat. [Imitative.] |
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Meow
Me*ow"\, v. i. & n. See 6th and 7th Mew.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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meow
1873, earlier miaow, also miau (1634), meaw (1632). Of imitative origin, cf. Fr. miaou, Ger. miauen, Pers. maw, Japanese nya nya, Ar. nau-nau. In Chinese, miau means "cat."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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