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μέριμνα

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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From Proto-Hellenic *mérimnā, probably from Proto-Indo-European *(s)mer- (to remember).

Cognate with μέρμερος (mérmeros, anxious), Old English mimor (mindful, remembering) and Latin memor (mindful).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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μέριμνᾰ (mérimnaf (genitive μερίμνης); first declension

  1. care, thought, solicitude
    1. object of care or thought
    2. pursuit, ambition
    3. anxious mind, anxiety

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