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Trademarked marketing coinage. Blend of merit + heritage?
- (prescribed by the producers) IPA(key): /ˈmɛɹɪtɪd͡ʒ/, (common) IPA(key): /ˌmɛɹəˈtɑʒ/
Meritage (countable and uncountable, plural Meritages)
- A red or white Bordeaux-style wine, usually from the United States.