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tally
[ tal-ee ]
/ ˈtæl i /
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noun, plural tal·lies.
verb (used with object), tal·lied, tal·ly·ing.
verb (used without object), tal·lied, tal·ly·ing.
to correspond, as one part of a tally with the other; accord or agree: Does his story tally with hers?
to score a point or make a goal, as in a game.
OTHER WORDS FOR tally
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Origin of tally
1275–1325; (noun) Middle English taly<Medieval Latin talia, variant of Latin tālea rod, cutting, literally, heel-piece, derivative of tālus heel; (v.) late Middle English talyen, derivative of the noun
OTHER WORDS FROM tally
tal·li·er, nounre·tal·ly, noun, plural re·tal·lies, verb, re·tal·lied, re·tal·ly·ing.un·tal·lied, adjectiveWords nearby tally
tall poppy, tall poppy syndrome, tall ship, tall tale, Tallulah, tally, tally clerk, tallyho, tallyman, Tallys, tally sheet
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British Dictionary definitions for tally
tally
/ (ˈtælɪ) /
verb -lies, -lying or -lied
noun plural -lies
Derived forms of tally
tallier, nounWord Origin for tally
C15: from Medieval Latin tālea, from Latin: a stick; related to Latin tālus heel
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