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   Merry (?), a. [Compar. Merrier (?); superl. Merriest.] [OE. merie, mirie, murie, merry, pleasant, AS. merge, myrige, pleasant; cf. murge, adv.; prob. akin to OHG. murg, short, Goth. gamaúrgjan to shorten; cf. L. murcus a coward, who cuts off his thumb to escape military service; the Anglo-Saxon and English meanings coming from the idea of making the time seem short.  Cf. Mirth.]
   1. Laughingly gay; overflowing with good humor and good spirits; jovial; inclined to laughter or play; sportive.
   
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   They drank, and were merry with him. Gen. xliii. 34.
   
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   I am never merry when I hear sweet music. Shak.
   
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   2. Cheerful; joyous; not sad; happy.
   
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   Is any merry? let him sing psalms. Jas. v. 13.
   
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   3. Causing laughter, mirth, gladness, or delight; as, “a merry jest”. “Merry wind and weather.”  Spenser.
   
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   Merry dancers. See under Dancer. -- Merry men, followers; retainers. [Obs.]
   
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   His merie men commanded he
   
   To make him bothe game and glee. Chaucer.
   
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   -- To make merry, to be jovial; to indulge in hilarity; to feast with mirth. Judg. ix. 27.
   
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   Syn. -- Cheerful; blithe; lively; sprightly; vivacious; gleeful; joyous; mirthful; jocund; sportive; hilarious.
   
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   Merry (mĕrˈry̆), n. (Bot.) A kind of wild red cherry.
   
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