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Word: Merit
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
Middle English (originally in the sense ‘deserved reward or punishment’): via Old French from Latin meritum ‘due reward’, from mereri ‘earn, deserve’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈmɛrɪt
Dialects: British English
Definition:
the quality of being particularly good or worthy, especially so as to deserve praise or reward
Short Definition:quality of being good
Examples:- composers of outstanding merit
Word: Merit
Speech Type: Verb
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈmɛrɪt
Dialects: British English
Definition:
deserve or be worthy of (reward, punishment, or attention)
Short Definition:deserve something
Examples:- the results have been encouraging enough to merit further investigation
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