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Deride vs Meride - What's the difference?

deride | meride |

As a verb deride

is .

As a noun meride is

(music|obsolete) an interval of pitch equal to 1/43 of an octave or meride can be (biology) a colony of plastids.

deride

English

Verb

(derid)
  • To harshly mock; ridicule.

    • Synonyms

    * See also

    Derived terms

    * derider * deridingly

    Related terms

    * derision * derisive * ridicule * ridiculous * ridiculosity

    External links

    * * ----

    meride

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) (compare meridian).

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (music, obsolete) An interval of pitch equal to 1/43 of an octave.
    • Derived terms
    * heptameride * decameride

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) ).

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (biology) A colony of plastids.
    • (Perrier)