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mote
UK
/məʊt/
US
/moʊt/
motes
pl
UK
/məʊt/
US
/moʊt/
Translations
A mote of dust floated in the sunlight.
Пылинка пыли плавала в солнечном свете.
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Definitions
A mote of dust floated in the beam of sunlight coming through the window.
mote
Past Simple
mote
Past Participle
UK
/məʊt/
US
/moʊt/
Archaic defective modal verb meaning "may, must, ought to"; chiefly preserved in the formulaic expression "So mote it be."
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"So mote it be," the ritual concluded, expressing the hope that it might indeed come to pass.