MERISMUS

PRONUNCIATION: (muh-RIZ-muhs)

MEANING: noun: Describing the whole of something by specifying its two extremes, such as contrasting or complementary parts.

ETYMOLOGY: From Greek merismos (division), from merizein (to divide). Earliest documented use: 1589.
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MERIT MUS - you deserve a mouse

MERISMUT - a sex comedy

MER-IS-US - buy your French ocean, cheap