Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- A dialectal contraction of every.
- A suffix originally of nouns from the French, but now used freely as an English formative.
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Examples
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It’s no longer brave in Hollywood to play a gay character, and the peculiar Hollywood version of bravery is all that they recognize anymore.
A Landmark, Controversial Film Starring Bernie Mac « Snarkmarket 2005
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He is telling us about his adventures in traveling poisson chef-ery, which is as uncomfortably interesting as it sounds.
blog: Underwater 2008
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He is telling us about his adventures in traveling poisson chef-ery, which is as uncomfortably interesting as it sounds.
blog: April 2008 2008
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"I '' ery 'uch o'liged to you, sir," said the injured man.
Dubliners James Joyce 1911
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Invest in station-ery gorgeous enough to show off, even on days that don't require any letter writing.
Spruce Up Your Writing Desk Rita Konig 2010
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It's always reminded me of Brigadoon, that mythical kingdom that comes to life once ev ery hundred years, only to lapse into somnolescence.
On School Days, 45 Minutes of Brigadoon Ralph Gardner Jr. 2010
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Google i NASA przygotowują się się do ery, kiedy maszyny będą mądrzejsze od ludzi, Onet. pl
Singularity University: The Big News NASA Isn't Talking About - NASA Watch 2009
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"The levy was created in v ery different times when the world was a very different place," said Nic Coward, chief executive of the British Horseracing Authority, the sport's regulator.
Jockeying Over Horseracing Funding Jonathan Clegg 2010
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Nahafinaritra ery ny nahita ny tanoran'ny roa tonta miara-mipetraka [...] 13 October 2009, 20: 24 pm
Global Voices in English » Cambodia, Thailand: Preah Vihear dispute continues 2009
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Vienna Art St ä dtischen Galerie im Lenbachhaus, Munich Franz Marc's 'Deer in a Monast ery Garden' 1912, is on display in Vienna.
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