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merworld

merworld noun: the undersea world of merfolk.

Noun

merworld (plural not attested)

  1. (no plural) The undersea world of merfolk.
    • "I consider myself a reasonable merman," Triton thundered, "but contact between the merworld and the human world is strictly forbidden. Why did you disobey me and rescue that human?"1996, Disney's Treasury of Children's Classics: From the Fox and the Hound to the Hunchback of Notre Dame, Disney Press, →ISBN, page 85
    • Oliver hadn't written any stories about the merworld, but knowing him there were probably at least a couple pages of notes about the place somewhere in his notebook.2010, Frédérick S. Parker, Finding the Kingdom of the Centaurs, AuthorHouse, →ISBN, page 171

Origin of merworld

From mer- + world.

Questions about merworld

What does merworld mean?
Merworld means the undersea world of merfolk.
What part of speech is merworld?
Merworld is a noun.

Words near merworld in the dictionary

  1. merwives
  2. merwolf
  3. merwolves
  4. merwoman
  5. merwomen
  6. merworld
  7. mery
  8. Merya
  9. Meryam Mir
  10. merycism
  11. merycismus

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