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-merous

UK/-məɹəs/US/-məɹəs/

-merous suffix: having parts of the specified quality.

Suffix

-merous

  1. (forming adjectives) Having parts of the specified quality.
  2. (forming adjectives) Comprising the specified number of parts.

Origin of -merous

From French -mère and its etymon Ancient Greek -μερής (-merḗs, “having (the specified number of) parts”, “sharing”): the combining form of μέρος (méros, “part”)) with the English suffix -ous; compare the English -mer and -mere, as well as the French -mère and the German -mer.

Questions about -merous

What does -merous mean?
-merous means having parts of the specified quality.
What part of speech is -merous?
-merous is a suffix.
How do you pronounce -merous?
-merous is pronounced /-məɹəs/ (UK).

Words near -merous in the dictionary

  1. -men
  2. -ment
  3. -ments
  4. -mer
  5. -mere
  6. -merous
  7. -mestane
  8. -metacin
  9. -metasone
  10. -meter
  11. -meters

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