mereing

English

noun
Definitions
  • (cartography) An administrative or property boundary on a map.
  • The process of deciding upon the boundary's position.

Etymology

Inherited from Old English mǣre (sterling, pure, splendid, sublime, excellent, famous, great, limit, boundary) inherited from Proto-Germanic *mēriją (boundary) derived from Proto-Indo-European *mey- (small, change, little, strengthen, exchange, bind, fix, build fortifications fences, fence, attach, share, tie, soil, go past, fasten, wander).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*mey-

Gloss

small, change, little, strengthen, exchange, bind, fix, build fortifications fences, fence, attach, share, tie, soil, go past, fasten, wander

Concept
Semantic Field

Spatial relations

Ontological Category

Property

Kanji

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