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Sotheby's

Sotheby's proper noun: an international auction house.

Proper noun

Sotheby's

  1. An international auction house.

Origin of Sotheby's

From the genitive form of the surname Sotheby.

Questions about Sotheby's

What does Sotheby's mean?
Sotheby's means an international auction house.
What part of speech is Sotheby's?
Sotheby's is a proper noun.

Words near Sotheby's in the dictionary

  1. Soth
  2. Sothcott
  3. sothe
  4. Sotheavy
  5. Sotheby
  6. Sotheby's
  7. sother
  8. Sothiac
  9. Sothiacal
  10. Sothic
  11. Sothic cycle

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