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Thisby

Thisby proper noun: a comically incorrect spelling of Thisbe used in A Midsummer Night's Dream by Shakespeare.

Proper noun

Thisby

  1. (archaic) a comically incorrect spelling of Thisbe used in A Midsummer Night's Dream by Shakespeare

Questions about Thisby

What does Thisby mean?
Thisby means a comically incorrect spelling of Thisbe used in A Midsummer Night's Dream by Shakespeare.
What part of speech is Thisby?
Thisby is a proper noun.

Words near Thisby in the dictionary

  1. this-a-way
  2. this-worldliness
  3. this-worldly
  4. thisaway
  5. Thisbe
  6. Thisby
  7. thisclose
  8. thises
  9. thish
  10. thismiaceous
  11. Thisne

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