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Mehr

Mehr proper noun: the seventh solar month of the Persian calendar.

Proper noun

Mehr

  1. The seventh solar month of the Persian calendar.
    • Under the full moon of the month of Mehr, with the torches hissing, the African and the Frank circled an ambit of packed earth.2007, Michael Chabon, Gentlemen of the Road, Sceptre, published 2008, page 10

Origin of Mehr

Borrowed from Persian مهر (mehr). Doublet of Mithras and mitre.

Questions about Mehr

What does Mehr mean?
Mehr means the seventh solar month of the Persian calendar.
What part of speech is Mehr?
Mehr is a proper noun.

Words near Mehr in the dictionary

  1. Mehmoods
  2. mehndi
  3. mehndis
  4. mehopes
  5. mehoriki
  6. Mehr
  7. Mehra
  8. Mehrabian
  9. Mehran
  10. Mehras
  11. Mehrauli

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