TY

or ty


abbreviation
  1. thank you.

Origin of TY

1
From its use in digital communications

Words Nearby TY

Other definitions for -ty (2 of 4)

-ty1

  1. a suffix of numerals denoting multiples of ten: twenty; thirty.

Origin of -ty

2
Middle English; Old English -tig; cognate with Old Frisian -tich,German -zig,Old Norse -tigr,Gothic -tigjus

Other definitions for -ty (3 of 4)

-ty2

  1. a suffix occurring in nouns of Latin origin, denoting quality, state, etc.: unity; enmity.

Origin of -ty

3
Middle English -te(e) <Old French -te(t) <Latin -tātem, accusative of -tās

Other definitions for Ty. (4 of 4)

Ty.

abbreviation
  1. Territory.

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How to use TY in a sentence

  • And if anybody called Wood (say) had put up a house here, he'd probably have called it 'TY Coed.'

    Mushroom Town | Oliver Onions
  • If it could be put into the right hands much of the ini-quit-TY would disappear, whatever.

    Mushroom Town | Oliver Onions
  • If ducks could only be taught to play baseball they would beat TY Cobb at stealing bases.

  • A few years after the death of Verrazano they sent out another expedition, in charge of Cartier (car-TY).

    The Story of the Thirteen Colonies | H. A. (Hlne Adeline) Guerber
  • TY Cobb, like the Roman emperor before whom Paul appeared, is almost persuaded.

    Seeing Things at Night | Heywood Broun

British Dictionary definitions for -ty (1 of 2)

-ty1

suffix
  1. denoting a multiple of ten: sixty; seventy

Origin of -ty

1
from Old English -tig ten

British Dictionary definitions for -ty (2 of 2)

-ty2

suffix forming nouns
  1. indicating state, condition, or quality: cruelty

Origin of -ty

2
from Old French -te, -tet, from Latin -tās, -tāt-; related to Greek -tēs

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