name, noun ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A clear marble (sphere used in games), usually colored, but without decoration or design.

Proper Noun

1. 1
   A surname from Irish. countable, uncountable
2. 2
   A census-designated place in Rankin County, Mississippi, United States. countable, uncountable
3. 3
   A ghost town in Livingston County, Missouri, United States. countable, uncountable

Etymology

Etymology 1

From clear + -y.

Etymology 2

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Cléirigh (“descendant of the cleric”), from cléireach (“cleric”).

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