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meted
We have found lemma(root) word of meted : mete.
Definitions
[miːt], (Verb)
Definitions:
- dispense or allot justice, a punishment, or harsh treatment
(e.g: punishments meted out to soldiers who violated army regulations)
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Origin
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Old English metan ‘measure’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch meten and German messen ‘to measure’, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin meditari ‘meditate’, Greek medesthai ‘care for’, also by meet
[miːt], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a boundary or boundary stone
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Origin
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late Middle English: from Old French, from Latin meta ‘boundary, goal’
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