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my learned friends

my learned friends is the alternative form of m'learned friends.

Meaning of m'learned friends

Noun

m'learned friends pl (plural only)

  1. (UK, humorous, plural, plural-only) Lawyers.
    • The negotiations to achieve this were bitterly contested and were characterised by regular recourse to m'learned friends and by brinkmanship on both sides.2002 October 1, Brian Elliot, Aspects of Barnsley 7: Discovering Local History, Casemate Publishers, →ISBN

Questions about my learned friends

What is my learned friends the alternative form of?
My learned friends is the alternative form of m'learned friends.

Words near my learned friends in the dictionary

  1. my Lady
  2. my lady's washbowl
  3. my land
  4. my lands
  5. my learned friend
  6. my learned friends
  7. My Little Pony
  8. my Lord
  9. my Lord Bishop
  10. my Lord Bishops
  11. my Lord Duke

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