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merci

  • /mɛːˈsiː/

Where it comes from

Borrowed from French merci (“thank you”). Doublet of mercy.

interjection

  1. colloquial Thank you. Rebecca Rosen, merci for helping me to understand that connection between you and The Other Side, and making the character of Theresa come alive.

noun mercis

  1. An extra card or set of cards that is allowed to play at the end of various card games. Few games are won without the merci. In the final deal a King above a card of the same suit automatically blocks the game, and the merci should be used to free such a card.

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"merci." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/merci. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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merci. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/merci

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"merci." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/merci.

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@misc{merci_2026,
  title = {merci},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/merci},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}