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Revision as of 20:47, 11 February 2012
English
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle English (deprecated template usage) merite, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old French (deprecated template usage) merite, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin (deprecated template usage) meritum, neuter of (deprecated template usage) meritus, past participle of (deprecated template usage) mereō, akin to (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek (deprecated template usage) μέρος (méros).
Pronunciation
- mĕr'ĭt
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- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 360: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "/ˈmɛ.ʁɪt/" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E.
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 360: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "ɛrɪt" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E.
Noun
merit (plural merits)
- Something deserving either good or bad recognition.
- His reward for his merit was a check for $50.
- Something worthy of a high rating.
- A claim to commendation or reward.
- The quality of deserving reward.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Translations
Something deserving recognition
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Something worthy of a high rating
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Verb
merit (third-person singular simple present merits, present participle meriting, simple past and past participle merited)
- Template:transitive To earn or to deserve.
- Template:intransitive To be worthy or deserving.
Derived terms
Related terms
External links
- “merit”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “merit”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
- “merit”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.