Etymology

merycism

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Ancient Greek μηρυκάζω
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  1. Ancient Greek · borrowed fromμηρυκάζω“to chew the cud”
  2. English todaymerycism

Borrowed from Ancient Greek μηρυκάζω (mērukázō, “to chew the cud”) + -ism.

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