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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
my       [mahy] Pronunciation Key
–pronoun
1.(a form of the possessive case of I used as an attributive adjective): My soup is cold.
–interjection
2.Also, my-my. (used as an exclamation of mild surprise or dismay): My, what a big house this is! My-my, how old he looks!
[Origin: 1125–75; ME mī, var. of mīn, OE mīn; see mine1]

—Usage note See me.
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I       [ahy] Pronunciation Key pronoun, nominative I, possessive my or mine, objective me; plural nominative we, possessive our or ours, objective us; noun, plural I's.
–pronoun
1.the nominative singular pronoun, used by a speaker in referring to himself or herself.
–noun
2.(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
3.Metaphysics. the ego.
[Origin: bef. 900; ME ik, ich, i; OE ic, ih; c. G ich, ON ek, L ego, Gk eg, OCS azŭ, Lith aš, Skt ahám]

—Usage note See me.
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my       (mī)  Pronunciation Key 
adj.   The possessive form of I1.
  1. Used as a modifier before a noun: my boots; my accomplishments.
  2. Used preceding various forms of polite, affectionate, or familiar address: My friend, you are so right.
  3. Used in various interjectional phrases: My word! My goodness!

interj.   Used as an exclamation of surprise, pleasure, or dismay: Oh, my! What a tiring day!


[Middle English mi, from Old English mīn; see me-1 in Indo-European roots. Interj., short for My God!.]

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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
my 
developed c.1200 as mi, reduced form of mine used before words beginning in consonants except h- (my father, but mine enemy), and before all nouns beginning 14c. As interjection, 18c., probably a shortened form of my God!

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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My abbr.
myopia

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my networking
The country code for Malaysia.
(1999-01-27)

The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2007 Denis Howe
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

My

My\, a. & poss. pron. [OE. mi, fr. min. See Mine, and cf., for loss of n, A, a., An, a.] Of or belonging to me; -- used always attributively; as, my body; my book; -- mine is used in the predicate; as, the book is mine. See Mine.

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American Heritage Abbreviations Dictionary 3rd Edition - Cite This Source - Share This
my
  1. Burmese
  2. million years

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