"merci" meaning in English

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Interjection

IPA: /mɛːˈsiː/
Etymology: French merci (“thank you”) Etymology templates: {{uder|en|fr|merci||thank you}} French merci (“thank you”) Head templates: {{en-interj}} merci
  1. (colloquial) thank you Tags: colloquial Related terms: merci buckets
    Sense id: en-merci-en-intj-hENH5U8A Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 61 39

Noun

IPA: /mɛːˈsiː/ Forms: mercis [plural]
Etymology: French merci (“thank you”) Etymology templates: {{uder|en|fr|merci||thank you}} French merci (“thank you”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} merci (plural mercis)
  1. An extra card or set of cards that is allowed to play at the end of various card games. Related terms: belle dame sans merci
    Sense id: en-merci-en-noun-oI7k6sZO

Inflected forms

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