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I. adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English mīn, from mīn, suppletive genitive of ic I; akin to Old English mē me
Date: 12th century
1. of or relating to me or myself especially as possessor, agent, object of an action, or familiar person <my car> <my injuries> <my man> 2. — used interjectionally to express surprise and sometimes reduplicated <my oh my> — used also interjectionally with names of various parts of the body to express doubt or disapproval <my foot> II. abbreviation million years
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.