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Meride vs Beride - What's the difference?

meride | beride |

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.

As a verb beride is

to ride around; beset with horsemen.

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)

    beride

    English

    Verb

  • To ride around; beset with horsemen.
  • To ride beside or by the side of.
  • To ride upon; infest.