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scry

noun
\ ˈskrī\
plural -es

Definition of scry

 (Entry 1 of 2)

chiefly dialectal
: outcry, shout

scry

verb
\ "\
scried; scried; scrying; scries

Definition of scry (Entry 2 of 2)

transitive verb

archaic : descry

intransitive verb

: to practice crystal gazing

History and Etymology for scry

Noun

Middle English scrye, short for ascrye, from ascryen to call out, from Middle French escrier, from Old French, from es- ex- (from Latin ex-) + crier to cry

Verb

by shortening

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