TY
1 Americanabbreviation
abbreviation
suffix
suffix
Etymology
Origin of TY1
From its use in digital communications
Origin of -ty2
Middle English; Old English -tig; cognate with Old Frisian -tich, German -zig, Old Norse -tigr, Gothic -tigjus
Origin of -ty3
Middle English -te ( e ) < Old French -te ( t ) < Latin -tātem, accusative of -tās
Example Sentences
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You have successfully retired the cliche that Bing is a stuffy, humorless, inept Austrian tyrant and given us a wi. ty. dedicated, and exceptionally talented human being.
From Time Magazine Archive
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