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mavourneen
or ma·vour·nin
[ muh-voor-neen, -vawr-, -vohr- ]
noun
, Irish English.
- darling; dear.
mavourneen
/ məˈvʊəniːn /
noun
- my darling
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Word History and Origins
Origin of mavourneen1
First recorded in 1790–1800, mavourneen is from Irish mo mhuirnín “my darling”
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Word History and Origins
Origin of mavourneen1
C18: from Irish, from mo my + muirnīn love
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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.
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The courtesy which Lady Mavourneen observed in the railway station and in the street was plain, but it was genuine.
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"It's quite all right, mavourneen," he assured her mischievously.
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Your father will be sorry you take it like that, mavourneen.
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One is not surprised at their being addressed by such mellifluous epithets as Cushla machree, asthore, mavourneen!
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