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- English Word Meridian Definition A great circle of the sphere passing through the poles of the heavens and the zenith of a given place. It is crossed by the sun at midday.
- English Word Meridian Definition A great circle on the surface of the earth, passing through the poles and any given place; also, the half of such a circle included between the poles.
- English Word Meridional Definition Of or pertaining to the meridian.
- English Word Meridional Definition Having a southern aspect; southern; southerly.
- English Word Meridionality Definition The state of being in the meridian.
- English Word Meridionality Definition Position in the south; aspect toward the south.
- English Word Meridionally Definition In the direction of the meridian.
- English Word Merils Definition A boy's play, called also fivepenny morris. See Morris.
- English Word Meringue Definition A delicate pastry made of powdered sugar and the whites of eggs whipped up, -- with jam or cream added.
- English Word Merino Definition Of or pertaining to a variety of sheep with very fine wool, originally bred in Spain.
- English Word Merino Definition Made of the wool of the merino sheep.
- English Word Merino Definition A breed of sheep originally from Spain, noted for the fineness of its wool.
- English Word Merino Definition A fine fabric of merino wool.
- English Word Merinos Definition of Merino
- English Word Merismatic Definition Dividing into cells or segments; characterized by separation into two or more parts or sections by the formation of internal partitions; as, merismatic growth, where one cell divides into many.
- English Word Meristem Definition A tissue of growing cells, or cells capable of further division.
- English Word Merit Definition The quality or state of deserving well or ill; desert.
- English Word Merit Definition Esp. in a good sense: The quality or state of deserving well; worth; excellence.
- English Word Merit Definition Reward deserved; any mark or token of excellence or approbation; as, his teacher gave him ten merits.
- English Word Merit Definition To earn by service or performance; to have a right to claim as reward; to deserve; sometimes, to deserve in a bad sense; as, to merit punishment.