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machree definition

ma·chree (mə krē′, mə khrē′)

noun

literally my heart: Anglo-Irish term of endearment Mother machree

Etymology: < Ir mo, my + croidhe (OIr cride), heart

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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