pron. (used with a sing. or pl. verb) Used to indicate the one or ones belonging to thee. adj. A possessive form of thou1. Used instead of thy before an initial vowel or h: "The presidential candidates are practicing the first rule of warfare: know thine enemy" (Eleanor Clift). [Middle English thin; see THY.] |
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