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merry

Pronunciation: /ˈmɛ.ɹi/

The English word “merry” has 6 meanings listed here.

adjective

  1. Jolly and full of high spirits; happy.
  2. Festive and full of fun and laughter.
  3. Brisk.
  4. Causing laughter, mirth, gladness, or delight.
  5. Drunk; tipsy.

noun

  1. An English wild cherry.

Etymology

From Middle English myrie, merie, mery, from Old English myrġe, myriġe (“pleasing, agreeable; pleasant, sweet, delightful; melodious”), from Proto-West Germanic *murgī (“short, slow, leisurely”), from Proto-Germanic *murguz (“short, slow”), from Proto-Indo-European *mréǵʰus (“short”). Cognate with Scots mery, mirry (“merry”), Middle Dutch mergelijc (“pleasant, agreeable, joyful”), Norwegian…

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