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🎧 Podcast 1 — Introduction

Maim

Verb / Noun · /meɪm/

Definition
(Verb) to wound or injure someone so that part of the body is permanently damaged or disabled; to mutilate or cripple; (Noun, archaic/legal) a disabling injury.
Origin
From Old French mahaignier (to mutilate, disable), of uncertain further origin — possibly from a Frankish root. The legal term mayhem, meaning a violent disorder or a form of criminal injury (disabling a person), is directly related and shares the same Old French root. Maim entered English in the 14th century in both the verb and legal noun senses.
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🎧 Podcast 2 — Daily Use

Maim in Conversation

Two British speakers · Real everyday dialogue

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🌟 Podcast 3 — Prompt Engineering

Maim — AI Prompts

5 copyable & speakable prompt cards · Google UK English voices

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