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Word: Mermaid
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
Middle English: from mere (in the obsolete sense ‘sea’) + maid
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈməːmeɪd
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a mythical sea creature with the head and trunk of a woman and the tail of a fish, conventionally depicted as beautiful and with long flowing golden hair.
Short Definition:mythical sea creature with head and trunk of woman and tail of fish
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