How to pronounce moly
American English pronunciation
MOH-lee
- IPA
- /ˈmoʊli/
- Syllables
- MOH · lee (2 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What moly means
A magic herb of Greek myth that guards against spells
In a sentence: In the old myth, the hero carried a sprig of moly so the witch's spell could not change him.
Where it comes from: It came through Latin from the Greek word moly, which was probably borrowed from another language.
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