Meanings
noun
- human sciencesThe phonemic merger of the Early Modern English vowel /eː/ as in Middle English "meat" into the vowel /iː/ as in Middle English "meet".
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APA
meet-meat merger. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/meet-meat%20merger
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“meet-meat merger.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/meet-meat%20merger. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “meet-meat merger,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/meet-meat%20merger.
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