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Meaning of mavourneen | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
məˈvʊəniːn

Definitions

darling, sweetheart

Ireland

Examples

“1850 (approx.), Anonymous, Finnegan's Wake⟳ Biddy O'Brien began to cry⟳ "Such a nice clean⟳ corpse, did you ever see⟳? "Arrah, Tim, mavourneen, why did you die⟳?" "Ah, shut⟳ your gob," said Paddy McGee!”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

mavournin Mavridis mavrilimumab mavrodaphne Mavrud Maw

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