How to pronounce merit
American English pronunciation
MAIR-it
- IPA
- /ˈmɛɹɪt/
- Syllables
- MAIR · it (2 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What merit means
A good quality that deserves praise
In a sentence: The judges said each science project had real merit.
Where it comes from: It comes from the Latin word meritum, meaning "what someone has earned or deserves."
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