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Word entry · 5 letters

mavis

Best crossword clue

"Song thrush"

5 letters · collected on this word page

5 lettersPronunciation /ˈmeɪvɪs/Part of speech nounSorted aimsvStarts with MEnds with S1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. common Old World thrush noted for its song

Word origin

Coined at the end of the 19th century from mavis, a poetical name for the song thrush.

Used in a sentence

  • "Rather an odd name, Mavis, isn't it?" I at last ventured to observe. "Yes, - but it suits her wonderfully. She sings quite as sweetly as any thrush, so she merits her designation."
  • At midnight the moon cometh, / And looketh down alone; / Her song the lintwhite swelleth, / The clear voiced mavis dwelleth […]

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