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timothy definition

timo·thy (tim′ə t̸hē)

noun

☆ a perennial European grass (Phleum pratense) with dense, cylindrical spikes of bristly spikelets, widely grown for hay

Etymology: after Timothy Hanson, who took the seed (c. 1720) from New York to the Carolinas

Timothy definition

Timo·thy (tim′ə t̸hē)

noun

  1. a masculine name: dim. Tim, Timmy
  2. either of two books of the New Testament, letters of the Apostle Paul to his disciple Timothy: abbrev. Tim, Tm, or Ti

Etymology: Fr Timothée < L Timotheus < Gr Timotheos < timē, honor (see timocracy) + theos, god (see theo-)

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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