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Þ þ (thorn)
Ð ð (eth)
Ʒ ʒ (yogh)
Æ æ (ash)
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1.
thẹ̄̆
def. art.
963 quotations in 13 senses
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Referring to a specific member of a class and used anaphorically, pointing to a person or thing previously mentioned: the, this, that; with plural: the, these, those: (a) with noun; also with adj. as…
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