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merci

/mɛːˈsiː/

merci interjection: thank you.

Interjection

  1. (colloquial) Thank you.
    • Rebecca Rosen, merci for helping me to understand that connection between you and The Other Side, and making the character of Theresa come alive.2005, Victoria Laurie, A Vision of Murder: A Psychic Eye Mystery, →ISBN
    • "Improve the roads! Merci for the reception!" With this insouciant remark and the banner he affixed to his automobile that read "Auto rally against roadlessness and slovenliness!"2008, Lewis H. Siegelbaum, Cars for Comrades: The Life of the Soviet Automobile, →ISBN

Noun

merci (plural mercis)

  1. An extra card or set of cards that is allowed to play at the end of various card games.
    • Few games are won without the merci. In the final deal a King above a card of the same suit automatically blocks the game, and the merci should be used to free such a card.1995, Peter Arnold, The Book of Card Games, →ISBN, page 15

Forms of merci

pluralmercis

Origin of merci

Borrowed from French merci (“thank you”). Doublet of mercy.

Phrases with merci

Questions about merci

What does merci mean?
Merci means thank you.
What part of speech is merci?
Merci can be an interjection or a noun.
How do you pronounce merci?
Merci is pronounced /mɛːˈsiː/.

Words near merci in the dictionary

  1. merchetum
  2. merchild
  3. merchildren
  4. merching
  5. Merchiston
  6. merci
  7. merci buckets
  8. Mercia
  9. merciable
  10. Mercian
  11. Mercians

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