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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

merus

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.22 in modern English

Syllables
merus
IPA
7
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The thigh.

Obsolete

noun

The meropodite; the first segment of the raptorial appendage of a crustacean.

noun

The plane surface between the channels of a triglyph.

noun

plural of MERU

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μηρός (mērós, “thigh”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

meri (plural)

Derived Forms

meral

Questions

What does merus mean?
The thigh.
Where does merus come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

How to pronounce merus

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