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[ˈməːkjʊri], (Noun)
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- the chemical element of atomic number 80, a heavy silvery-white metal which is liquid at ordinary temperatures
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Middle English: from Latin Mercurius (see Mercury)
[ˈməːkjʊri], (Noun)
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- a plant of a genus which includes dog's mercury
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mid 16th century: from the genus name, from Latin mercurialis ‘of the god Mercury’
[ˈməːkjʊri], (Noun)
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- a small planet that is the closest to the sun in the solar system, sometimes visible to the naked eye just after sunset
- the Roman god of eloquence, skill, trading, and thieving, herald and messenger of the gods, who was identified with Hermes
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