merced

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/mɜːrˈsɛd/

proper noun

A surname.

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Meanings

merced1

verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of merce

merced2

verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of merc

Merced3

proper nounMerced (countable and uncountable, plural Merceds)

plural Merceds

  1. countableuncountableA surname.
  2. countableuncountableA city, the county seat of Merced County, California, United States.

    Pauline Torres carries belongings from her flooded home in Merced on January 10.

    2023 January 16, “California’s flooding, in pictures”, in CNN, archived from the original on 17 Mar 2023
  3. countableuncountableA district in San José canton, San José province, Costa Rica.

Origin

merced · verb

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merced · verb

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Cite this entry
APA

merced. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/merced

MLA

“merced.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/merced. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “merced,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/merced.

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