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mavourneen
[ muh-voor-neen, -vawr-, -vohr- ]
noun
- darling; dear.
mavourneen
/ məˈvʊəniːn /
noun
- my darling
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Origin of mavourneen1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of mavourneen1
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Example Sentences
Lady Mavourneen, who tells a little story with great humor, described a scene in a crowded church in Paris.
The courtesy which Lady Mavourneen observed in the railway station and in the street was plain, but it was genuine.
"It's quite all right, mavourneen," he assured her mischievously.
Your father will be sorry you take it like that, mavourneen.
One is not surprised at their being addressed by such mellifluous epithets as Cushla machree, asthore, mavourneen!
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