Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- A Middle English form of
mean , mean, etc. - noun A Middle English form of
meiny . - noun A Chaldaic word, signifying ‘numbered.’
- noun A genus of acanthopterygian fishes whose species have silvery hues like moonlight, typical of the family Menidæ.
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Examples
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"mene" = medium, is perhaps a sub. in the gen. = intervenor's, intermediary's.
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May 12, 2010 at 12:19 pm ai ddi teh saym mistaek! ddiunt mene it eddah!
*nomnomnom* - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2010
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As Elizabeth's cofferer, Bedingfield despaired that he was unable to "avoyde by enye possible mene, butte that daylye & howerlye the sayde Parye maye have & gyve intelligence" on nefarious "enterprises" both to and from Elizabeth by virtue of his necessary daily contact with his mistress.
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Teh chayngez tu teh LOL paigez nao mene taht awn ebbry refrosh, teh hoam-serber iz kweeryed !
Tooth fariy didn’t come… - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2010
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June 17, 2010 at 6:06 am yu mene nawt sekkund stepz?
I can - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2010
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When I traveled in Tibet to produce a radio series for NPR, I stood in that very spot for hours, recording the ambient sounds of Tibetan people worshipping at the door of Jokhang temple, chanting "om mene pedme om," and stretching their bodies out on the ground in a gesture of humility and faithful submission to the gods.
Boing Boing 2008
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September 22, 2009 at 9:28 am dey iz laffen at plumpesh kitteh, dem mene nastee beunz!
Teh Lolz - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2009
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Wut yu mene sip sip? ai noze yu, mai liege, nd itz moar leik glug glug.
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“Mene mene tekel upharsin,” Jace said with a faint smile.
Cassandra Clare: The Mortal Instrument Series Cassandra Clare 2009
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“Mene mene tekel upharsin,” Jace said with a faint smile.
City of Glass Cassandra Clare 2009
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