meride

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noun

An interval of pitch equal to 1/43 of an octave.

OriginFrench méride →
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Meanings

meride1

nounmeride (plural merides)

plural merides

  1. obsoleteentertainmentAn interval of pitch equal to 1/43 of an octave.

meride2

nounmeride (plural merides)

plural merides

  1. biologyA colony of plastids.

    The living matter which goes to make up elementary cells , the plastids and merides whose combination constitutes living beings , already assumes , in nucleated cells , a peculiar form giving it distinct specific characteristics[…]

    1906, Louis-Lucien Baclé, Future Life in the Light of Ancient Wisdom and Modern Science

Origin

meride · noun

  1. Frenchméride
  2. Englishmeride

From French méride. Compare meridian.

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meride · noun

  1. Ancient Greekμερίς“a part”
  2. Frenchméride
  3. Englishmeride

From French méride from Ancient Greek μερίς (merís, “a part”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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