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# How to pronounce "merrie" in English

## Pronunciation & Phonetics

- **IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet)**: `/mɛrrɪ/`
- **Syllable Breakdown**: **mer·rie**
- **Parts of Speech**: adjective
- **ADJECTIVE**: Obsolete spelling of merry.
  - *Example*: "The annual meet of the National Archery Association will take place at the Soldiers’ Home next week, commencing on the 27th. It will be a merrie meet, and all the skilled bowsmen and bowswomen in the districts are expected to compete for the admirable prizes."

## Real-Life Native Speaker Examples (15 Video Clips)

Listen to native speakers pronounce "merrie" in real conversation:

### Example 1
> "only five more hands come to help us never mind from where the more the merrier pull then do pull never mind the brimstone devils are Good Fellows enough so so there you are now that's the stroke for 1,000 lb that's the stroke to"
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 4:14](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1pqbbS8lt_c&t=254s)

### Example 2
> "intellectual merriest and most magnanimous of cranks a heedless genial"
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 3:12](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vgu4BV8HR6U&t=192s)

### Example 3
> "No merrier eyes have ever glistened around the hearthstone's wintry glow than when my youngest child was christened. But that was 20 years ago."
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 45:33](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hBMmK0ZXEXY&t=2733s)

### Example 4
> "the merriest time in all the world." "You're quite a woman, little fan,""
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 63:42](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n3fN_-rupwo&t=3822s)

### Example 5
> "The more the merrier."
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 22:15](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9pDUwak1GA4&t=1335s)

### Example 6
> "The responsibility of the valley of firms like ours is to identify burgeoning talent. And the more the merrier, irrespective of gender, irrespective of background, irrespective of color. Now, that's easy to say, and it's a bland statement."
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 30:51](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZTNFQeYEdvc&t=1851s)

### Example 7
> "It seems like this is becoming something that more and more - companies are focusing on. - Yeah, absolutely. The more the merrier, because there's a lot of people to connect. Cleo: These are all space or near space systems that use radio waves to get people access to the internet."
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 18:41](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TNQsmPf24go&t=1121s)

### Example 8
> "came to see the automotive industry's latest creations at the last ami two years ago with slightly more expected this time around as the car makers see it the more the merrier contestant is taking porsche's new panamera s e hybrid for a spin the first thing she notices is how quiet it slips along that's because of its electric"
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 14:54](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y5ly2bccGHY&t=894s)

### Example 9
> "Uh today More the merrier."
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 0:00](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvvMPKoBXUk&t=0s)

### Example 10
> "The more the merrier."
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 18:15](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=90EpC7Bu5sc&t=1095s)


## Related Words & Synonyms

- **Nearby Vocabulary**: [mealie](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/mealie), [meanie](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/meanie), [meare](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/meare)

## Frequently Asked Questions

### How do you pronounce "merrie" correctly?
"merrie" is pronounced `/mɛrrɪ/`. Syllable breakdown: **mer·rie**.

### What does "merrie" mean in context?
Obsolete spelling of merry.

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