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- proper noun A
diminutive of the malegiven names Cyril andCyrus .
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Examples
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He was called "Cy" after his father, a college athletic coach who was compared to Cy Young during a brief career as a pitcher for the Chicago White Sox.
Painter Drew Upon Mythology for Singular Abstract Images Stephen Miller 2011
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His father was a sports instructor and former baseball player whom Twombly admiringly described as still doing back flips at the age of 40: he was known as "Cy" after the legendary pitcher "Cyclone" Young.
Cy Twombly obituary 2011
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Halladay (2-0), a 20-game winner last season who finished second to Lee in Cy Young balloting, held Cleveland to one run and five hits in seven innings.
USATODAY.com 2008
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The Associated Press reported that if he wins finishes highly in Cy Young Award or MVP voting in his first two seasons, his 2009 and 2010 salaries could increase to $10 million.
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"The word Cy in Korean means 'relationship,'" said Cyworld executive Rick Kim.
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With Halladay the frontunner based on a superior ERA, Pettitte could end up second in Cy Young voting for the second time.
USATODAY.com 2003
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Not that any of us would believe a word Cy said, not if he swore it on a stack of Bibles, but Still, after all this gossip,
Main Street 2004
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The St. Louis right-hander won more games than Randy Johnson and as many as his Game 1 opponent, Curt Schilling, but went into the best-of-five series an afterthought in Cy Young consideration.
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I thought this new song was very catchy and wanted to sing it, so I called Cy to ask if there were lyrics.
The Good Life Tony Bennett 1998
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I thought this new song was very catchy and wanted to sing it, so I called Cy to ask if there were lyrics.
The Good Life Tony Bennett 1998
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