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mihi

British  
/ ˈmiːhɪ /

noun

  1. a Māori ceremonial greeting

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. (tr) to greet (a person)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of mihi

Māori

Example Sentences

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"Aperite mihi portas justitiae!" he cried as he swung the hammer.

From Time Magazine Archive

Nevertheless, there is scarcely a man or woman living in all those hills and groves beyond the cities who does not sing with Martial: Rtis mihi dulce sub urbe est.

From Time Magazine Archive

Every body sees it now, and gives us no more credit for the discovery, than his cotemporaries gave Columbus—"At mihi plaudo!"

From Cannibals all! or, Slaves without masters by Fitzhugh, George

Franco searched on the writing-table for a sheet of paper, and wrote: "Parce mihi, domine, quia brixiensis sum."

From The Patriot Piccolo Mondo Antico by Fogazzaro, Antonio

No classical reader will censure me, for transcribing this very fine passage: Te spectem, suprema mihi quum venerit hora, Te teneam moriens, deficiente manu.

From Dealings with the Dead, Volume I (of 2) by School, A Sexton of the Old

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