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  • TY
    TY
    abbreviation
    thank you.
  • -ty
    -ty
    a suffix of numerals denoting multiples of ten.
  • Ty.
    Ty.
    abbreviation
    Territory.

TY

1 American  
Or ty

abbreviation

  1. thank you.


-ty 2 American  
  1. a suffix of numerals denoting multiples of ten.

    twenty; thirty.


-ty 3 American  
  1. a suffix occurring in nouns of Latin origin, denoting quality, state, etc..

    unity; enmity.


Ty. 4 American  

abbreviation

  1. Territory.


-ty 1 British  

suffix

  1. denoting a multiple of ten

    sixty

    seventy

"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

-ty 2 British  

suffix

  1. indicating state, condition, or quality

    cruelty

"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 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

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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.

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