meum

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meum

/ˈmiːəm/ UK
/ˈmi.əm/ US

Rhymes with -iːəm

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Latin mēum (“Meum athamanticum”), from Ancient Greek μῆον (mêon), probably from μεῖον (meîon, “lesser”) for its small size.

noun

uncountable spignel, Meum athamanticum
Similar: meon, meu, baldmoney, bearwort

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

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

Chicago

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

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@misc{meum_2026,
  title = {meum},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/meum},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}