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thynge

thynge is the obsolete spelling of thing.

Meaning of thing

Noun

thing (plural things)

  1. That which is considered to exist as a separate entity, object, quality or concept.
    • Forasmuch as many have taken in hand to set forth in order a declaration of those things which are most surely believed among us...1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Luke 1:1
  2. A word, symbol, sign, or other referent that can be used to refer to any entity.
    Synonyms:
    item, stuff, yoke
  3. An individual object or distinct entity.
  4. Whatever can be owned.
  5. Corporeal object.
  6. (in plural) Possessions or equipment; stuff; gear.
    • Hold on, let me just grab my things.

See all 25 meanings of thing

Forms of thynge

pluralthynges

Questions about thynge

What is thynge the obsolete spelling of?
Thynge is the obsolete spelling of thing.

Words near thynge in the dictionary

  1. thymus gland
  2. thymus glands
  3. thymuses
  4. thymy
  5. thyne
  6. thynge
  7. thynges
  8. Thynia
  9. thynke
  10. Thynne
  11. thynnic

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Adapted from Wiktionary: thynge (page history and authors); thing (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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