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amy

1

[ ey-mee ]

noun

, Slang.
, plural a·mies.
  1. a vial of amyl nitrate.


Amy

2

[ ey-mee ]

noun

  1. a first name: from a French word meaning “beloved.”
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Word History and Origins

Origin of amy1

By shortening
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Example Sentences

Their futures couldn’t be brighter—Molly’s off to Yale while Amy’s about to volunteer for the summer in Botswana—but they are both wondering if they spent too much of high school studying.

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They worked with Amy to make a storytelling event this summer.

Amy’s daughter gets services from the Department of Developmental Disabilities.

The project happened because of Amy’s quest to provide a bigger and broader life for her daughter than society told her was possible.

Amy’s younger daughter, Sophie, has Down syndrome and receives services from Arizona’s Division of Developmental Disabilities.

It seems Sony Pictures Entertainment co-chairman Amy Pascal is a big fan of the idea, too.

Leaked emails show Sony Pictures Entertainment co-chairman Amy Pascal confessing that the dashing Elba should be 007.

The Amy Pascal Manifesto: Aaron Sorkin Broke, Sleeping with Co-Worker?

This year's shockers: no Amy Poehler, nothing for 'Mad Men,' and a whole lot of love for virgins and transgenders.

Sorry: Kerry Washington, Tatiana Maslany, and, most confusingly, Golden Globes host Amy Poehler.

Besides, whatever Jessie was engaged in must of necessity hold the attention of Amy.

“It is a girl,” declared Jessie, beginning to run and half dragging Amy Drew with her.

“Why, to look at her, I think that skinny woman would dare anything,” remarked Amy.

A big touring car stood in the narrow lane, headed toward the broad highway from which Jessie and Amy had come.

Owen thought he had better let it alone; and Amy tamed the tiger at once by giving it a bit of bread from her basket.

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