mero-comb. form¹

Stress is usually determined by a subsequent element and vowels may be reduced accordingly; see e.g. merohedral adj.

Inflections: Before a vowel mer-.

Origin: A borrowing from Greek. Etymon: Greek μερο-.

Etymology: < Hellenistic Greek μερο-, combining form (in e.g. μεράρχης distributing official of a deme, commander of a division, and Byzantine Greek μεροποιός (adjective) creating parts) of ancient Greek μέρος a part, cognate with μείρεσθαι to receive a part of, μόρος destiny (conceived as being handed out as a share), μοῖρα part, death; this group is probably cognate with classical Latin merēre to obtain for one's share (see merit n.), and perhaps with Hittite mark- divide. Compare French méro-, German mero-.Formations in English and French are found from the early 19th cent., and in German apparently from the mid 19th cent. Compare the isolated 17th-cent. formation merocracy n. A small number of formations in Latin, French, and English also occur in meri- (see mericarp n., merispore n., meristele n., merithal n., merithallus n.), probably irregularly < ancient Greek μερίς part ( < μέρος + -ις -id suffix²), although the stem of this word in Greek is μεριδ-.

Forming scientific and technical words with the sense ‘part’ or ‘partial’ (sometimes opposed to holo- comb. form).In Crystallography denoting that a crystal or crystalline form lacks the number of faces required to build up the geometrically complete form belonging to its system; see merohedral adj., merosymmetrical adj., etc.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2001; most recently modified version published online December 2018).

mero-comb. form²

Stress is usually determined by a subsequent element and vowels may be reduced accordingly.

Origin: A borrowing from Greek. Etymon: Greek μηρο-.

Etymology: < Hellenistic Greek μηρο-, combining form (in e.g. μηροκήλη merocele n.) of ancient Greek μηρός thigh (see merus n.).Apparently earliest in the loan merocele n., and found subsequently in a small number of 19th-cent. formations. Compare French méro-.

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Forming nouns with the sense ‘a —— belonging to or like a thigh or analogous structure’. See merocerite n., meropodite n., etc.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2001; most recently modified version published online December 2018).

单词	mero-
释义	mero-comb. form¹ Stress is usually determined by a subsequent element and vowels may be reduced accordingly; see e.g. merohedral adj. Inflections: Before a vowel mer-. Origin: A borrowing from Greek. Etymon: Greek μερο-. Etymology: < Hellenistic Greek μερο-, combining form (in e.g. μεράρχης distributing official of a deme, commander of a division, and Byzantine Greek μεροποιός (adjective) creating parts) of ancient Greek μέρος a part, cognate with μείρεσθαι to receive a part of, μόρος destiny (conceived as being handed out as a share), μοῖρα part, death; this group is probably cognate with classical Latin merēre to obtain for one's share (see merit n.), and perhaps with Hittite mark- divide. Compare French méro-, German mero-.Formations in English and French are found from the early 19th cent., and in German apparently from the mid 19th cent. Compare the isolated 17th-cent. formation merocracy n. A small number of formations in Latin, French, and English also occur in meri- (see mericarp n., merispore n., meristele n., merithal n., merithallus n.), probably irregularly < ancient Greek μερίς part ( < μέρος + -ις -id suffix²), although the stem of this word in Greek is μεριδ-. Forming scientific and technical words with the sense ‘part’ or ‘partial’ (sometimes opposed to holo- comb. form).In Crystallography denoting that a crystal or crystalline form lacks the number of faces required to build up the geometrically complete form belonging to its system; see merohedral adj., merosymmetrical adj., etc. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2001; most recently modified version published online December 2018). mero-comb. form² Stress is usually determined by a subsequent element and vowels may be reduced accordingly. Origin: A borrowing from Greek. Etymon: Greek μηρο-. Etymology: < Hellenistic Greek μηρο-, combining form (in e.g. μηροκήλη merocele n.) of ancient Greek μηρός thigh (see merus n.).Apparently earliest in the loan merocele n., and found subsequently in a small number of 19th-cent. formations. Compare French méro-. Anatomy and Zoology. Categories » Forming nouns with the sense ‘a —— belonging to or like a thigh or analogous structure’. See merocerite n., meropodite n., etc. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2001; most recently modified version published online December 2018). < comb. form¹comb. form²
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