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MARTYR definition: 1. a person who suffers very much or is killed because of their religious or political beliefs, and…. Learn more.
HERSELF definition: 1. used to refer to a female object of a verb, that is the same person or animal as the subject of…. Learn more.
She did her homework (all) by herself. 2. : with nobody else : alone. The grandmother still lives in the house by herself. She went to the store by herself. HERSELF meaning: 1 : that same woman, girl, or female animal:; 2 : used as the object of a verb or preposition to refer to a woman, girl, or female animal that has already been mentioned.
The Oxford English Dictionary ( OED) is the principal historical dictionary of the English language, published by Oxford University Press (OUP). It traces the historical development of the English language, providing a comprehensive resource to scholars and academic researchers, as well as describing usage in its many variations throughout the ...
Webster's International Dictionary (1890 and 1900) 1896 advertisement for the 1890 International edition. Porter also edited the succeeding edition, Webster's International Dictionary of the English Language (1890), which was an expansion of the American Dictionary. It contained about 175,000 entries.
2 (usually disapproving) a person who tries to get sympathy from other people by telling them how much he or she is suffering He makes a martyr of himself whenever it's his turn to do the housework. 3 martyr to something ( informal ) a person who suffers very much because of an illness, problem, or situation She's a martyr to her allergies.
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