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meride

meride noun: an interval of pitch equal to 1/43 of an octave.

Noun (1)

meride (plural merides)

  1. (obsolete) An interval of pitch equal to 1/43 of an octave.

Noun (2)

meride (plural merides)

  1. A colony of plastids.
    • The living matter which goes to make up elementary cells , the plastids and merides whose combination constitutes living beings , already assumes , in nucleated cells , a peculiar form giving it distinct specific characteristics[…]1906, Louis-Lucien Baclé, Future Life in the Light of Ancient Wisdom and Modern Science

Forms of meride

pluralmerides

Origin of meride

From French méride. Compare meridian.

From French méride from Ancient Greek μερίς (merís, “a part”).

Words formed from meride

Questions about meride

What does meride mean?
Meride means an interval of pitch equal to 1/43 of an octave.
What part of speech is meride?
Meride is a noun.
What is the plural of meride?
The plural of meride is merides.

Words near meride in the dictionary

  1. mericlone
  2. mericlones
  3. Merida
  4. meridamycin
  5. Meridas
  6. meride
  7. Meriden
  8. merides
  9. Merideth
  10. Merideths
  11. meridian

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