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merito.

deserved

6 characters3 syllables approx.Italiano language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈmɛ.ri.to/

  1. deserved

    literary · obsolete

  2. deserving, worthy

    literary · obsolete · rare
Where this word comes from

From Latin meritus, perfect passive participle of mereō (“to earn, deserve”).

noun/ˈmɛ.ri.to/

  1. merit

    literary · masculine · obsolete
Where this word comes from

From Latin meritum (“merit”, “deserts”), from a noun use of the neuter form of meritus.

verb/ˈmɛ.ri.to/

  1. first-person singular present indicative of meritare

    first-person · form-of · indicative · literary · obsolete · present · singular
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