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Definition of Hail Mary noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Hail Mary

noun

/ˌheɪl ˈmeəri/

/ˌheɪl ˈmeri/

(plural Hail Marys)

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a Roman Catholic prayer to Mary, the mother of Jesus

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