"meriiiri" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Yoruba]

IPA: /mé.ꜜɾíꜜí.ɾí/ Forms: méríìírí [canonical]
Etymology: From the phrase méè rí ìyí rí (“I have not seen this before”). Head templates: {{head|yo|noun|head=méríìírí|head2=}} méríìírí, {{yo-pos|noun|méríìírí|}} méríìírí, {{yo-noun|méríìírí}} méríìírí
  1. something unusual; strange Synonyms: mérìíìírí, méríyìírí Derived forms: ìwé ìtàn-àròsọ méríìírí (english: genre of fantasy novel)
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      "form": "méríìírí",
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          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
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        },
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          "parents": [
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            "Entry maintenance"
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          "name": "Yoruba terms with 3 consecutive instances of the same letter",
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        }
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          "english": "I mean, sharing a beer and chatting with a monkey was a pretty unusual experience in and of itself.",
          "ref": "2022, “Ìjẹ́wọ́ Ìnàkí Shìnágawà Kan”, in Olongo Africa:",
          "text": "Àbí, pípín ọtí bíà àti títàkurọ̀sọ pẹ̀lú ìnàkí ṣá jẹ́ oun méríìírí.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
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        "something unusual; strange"
      ],
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        },
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        }
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  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/mé.ꜜɾíꜜí.ɾí/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "meriiiri"
}
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    {
      "english": "genre of fantasy novel",
      "word": "ìwé ìtàn-àròsọ méríìírí"
    }
  ],
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "méríìírí",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    }
  ],
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    },
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      },
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    },
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      },
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  ],
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        "Yoruba nouns",
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        "Yoruba terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "I mean, sharing a beer and chatting with a monkey was a pretty unusual experience in and of itself.",
          "ref": "2022, “Ìjẹ́wọ́ Ìnàkí Shìnágawà Kan”, in Olongo Africa:",
          "text": "Àbí, pípín ọtí bíà àti títàkurọ̀sọ pẹ̀lú ìnàkí ṣá jẹ́ oun méríìírí.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
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        "something unusual; strange"
      ],
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        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/mé.ꜜɾíꜜí.ɾí/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "mérìíìírí"
    },
    {
      "word": "méríyìírí"
    }
  ],
  "word": "meriiiri"
}

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