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my

  [mahy]
Use my in a Sentence
–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 mine 1

Usage note:
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my-

 
var. of myo- before some vowels: myalgia.

I

  [ahy] 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:
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myo-

 
a combining form meaning “muscle,” used in the formation of compound words: myology.
Also, especially before a vowel, my-.

Origin:
comb. form repr. Gk mŷs mouse, muscle
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my   (mī)   
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!.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

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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Medical Dictionary

My abbr.
myopia

my- pref.
Variant of myo-.

myo- or my-
pref.
Muscle: myograph.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Computing Dictionary

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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Abbreviations & Acronyms
my

  1. Burmese

  2. million years

The American Heritage® Abbreviations Dictionary, Third Edition
Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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