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‘

‘ symbol: indicating the omission of the letters ac in the patronymic Mac-, or the letter c in the patronymic Mc-.

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‘

  1. Indicating the omission of the letters ac in the patronymic Mac-, or the letter c in the patronymic Mc-.
    • PRINTED FOR RICHARD PHILLIPS, BRIDGE STREET, BLACKFRIARS, BY B. M‘MILLAN, BOW STREET, COVENT GARDEN.1809, A Voyage to the Demerary, Containing a Statistical Account of the Settlements there, and of Those on the Essequebo, the Berbice, and Other Contiguous Rivers of Guyana, London, →OCLC
    • So saying, she sate down at a little distance upon the bench on which Allan M‘Aulay was placed, and tuning her clairshach, a small harp, about thirty inches in height, she accompanied it with her voice.1819, Jedediah Cleishbotham [pseudonym; Walter Scott], chapter VI, in Tales of My Landlord, Third Series. […], volume III (A Legend of Montrose), Edinburgh: […] [James Ballantyne and Co.] for...

Questions about ‘

What does ‘ mean?
‘ means indicating the omission of the letters ac in the patronymic Mac-, or the letter c in the patronymic Mc-.
What part of speech is ‘?
‘ is a symbol.

Words near ‘ in the dictionary

  1. —oz
  2. —r
  3. —s
  4. —t
  5. —z
  6. ‘
  7. ‘ ’
  8. ’
  9. “ ”
  10. ′
  11. ⁿᵈ

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