Thou vs. Thy

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Difference Between Thou and Thy

Thounoun

A thousand, especially of dollars.

Thyadjective

Used as a modifier before a noun.

Thoupronoun

form of {{glossary.

Thydeterminer

form of Possessive form.

Thouverb

(transitive) To address (a person) using the pronoun thou, especially as an expression of contempt or familiarity.

Don’t thou them as thous thee!– a Yorkshire English admonition to overly familiar children

Thouverb

(intransitive) To use the word thou.

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Thounoun

(Britain) A unit of length equal to one-thousandth of an inch (25.4 µm).

Thounoun

(slang) A thousand, especially a thousand of some currency (dollars, pounds sterling, etc.).

Thouadverb

misspelling of though

Thouconjunction

misspelling of though

Thounoun

the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100

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