"mero-" meaning in English

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Prefix

Etymology: Ancient Greek μέρος (méros, “part, portion”), from μείρομαι (meíromai, “I take”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|grc|μέρος||part, portion}} Ancient Greek μέρος (méros, “part, portion”), {{m|grc|μείρομαι||I take}} μείρομαι (meíromai, “I take”) Head templates: {{head|en|prefix|head=|sort=}} mero-, {{en-prefix}} mero-
  1. part Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-mero--en-prefix-N6aAEzvQ
  2. partial Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-mero--en-prefix-mDShSrm8
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1 Categories (other): English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 0 0

Prefix

Etymology: From Ancient Greek μηρός (mērós, “thigh”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc|μηρός||thigh}} Ancient Greek μηρός (mērós, “thigh”) Head templates: {{head|en|prefix|head=|sort=}} mero-, {{en-prefix}} mero-
  1. thigh Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-mero--en-prefix-iYGn1Q1V Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 0 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Alternative forms

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