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Definition of
miaow noun
from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
miaow
noun
/miˈaʊ/
/miˈaʊ/
(British English)
(also
meow
North American English, British English
)
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the crying sound made by a cat
see also
mew
Topics
Animals
c1
Word Origin
early 17th cent.: imitative.
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