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merit
What does merit mean?
merit (noun): any admirable quality or attribute.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use merit in a sentence?
- Work of great merit. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce merit?
/ˈmɛɹət/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
What are synonyms of merit?
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “merit” mean?
any interconnected group or system
Not quite: that's what network means.
more than half (50%) of some group
Not quite: that's what majority means.
a device to measure mass or weight
Not quite: that's what scale means.
any admirable quality or attribute
Right! That's what “merit” means.
Which word is closest in meaning to “merit”?
school
Not quite: school means something else.
virtue
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number
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season
Not quite: season means something else.
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