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UK
/ˈɜːmɪn/
]
[ US /ˈɝmən/ ]
[ US /ˈɝmən/ ]
NOUN
- the expensive white fur of the ermine
- mustelid of northern hemisphere in its white winter coat
How To Use ermine In A Sentence
- Thereafter thought, weighing the truth or falseness of the notion, determines what is true: and this explains the Greek word for thought, dianoia, which is derived from dianoein, meaning to think and discriminate. NPNF2-09. Hilary of Poitiers, John of Damascus
- She has determined on going this afternoon.
- The tax assessor determined that the property was subject to taxation based on its infrequent use for religious purposes. Christianity Today
- Committed by parents, teachers, priests or minders it undermines trust and dependency, disrupts relations with authority figures and can interfere with loving and learning.
- She was determined to renegotiate the second mortgage for another year. BEAUTIFUL DREAMER
- Instead they have further undermined the economy by driving capital and foreign investors out of the country. Times, Sunday Times
- It has made it far harder for determined and powerful figures to control how people see events and that can only be a good thing.
- Evidence such as this serves to undermine the apparently monolithic edifice of Victorianism.
- Anything less than a convincing victory by Graham Taylor's team will undermine their chances of qualifying from Group 2.
- Aliquots were withdrawn at the indicated times, the viable titer was determined, and the percentage of survivors was calculated.