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mer-

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See also: Appendix:Variations of "mer"

English

Etymology 1

From Middle English mere-, from Old English mere-, from Proto-Germanic *mari-, from Proto-Germanic *mari (“sea”). More at mere.

Prefix

mer-

sea; marine; applied to beings that are fully or partly sea-creatures.
mercow, mermaid, merman, merswine, mersnake

Etymology 2

Extracted from merman, mermaid.

Prefix

mer-

(fantasy) Of, pertaining to, or associated with the realm of mermaids and mermen.
merlady, merfolk, merwife, mermonster

Etymology 3

Prefix

mer-

Alternative form of mero- (“part, partial”) used before a vowel

Derived terms

Anagrams

EMR, ERM, MRE, R.E.M., REM, Rem, erm, rem

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