different between meride vs beride

English

Etymology 1

From French méride. Compare meridian.

Noun

meride (plural merides)

1. (music, obsolete) An interval of pitch equal to 1/43 of an octave.

Derived terms

• heptameride
• decameride

Etymology 2

From French méride from Ancient Greek ????? (merís, “a part”) (genitive ??????? (merídos)).

Noun

meride (plural merides)

1. (biology) A colony of plastids.

   (Can we find and add a quotation of Perrier to this entry?)

Anagrams

• remeid

English

Etymology

From Middle English beriden, biriden, from Old English ber?dan (“to ride round, surround, besiege, overtake, seize, occupy”), equivalent to be- (“around, about”) +? ride. Cognate with Dutch berijden (“to ride a horse, jockey”).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -a?d

Verb

beride (third-person singular simple present berides, present participle beriding, simple past berode, past participle beridden)

1. (transitive) To ride around; beset with horsemen.
2. (transitive) To ride beside or by the side of.
3. (transitive) To ride upon; infest.

Anagrams

• Berdie, bredie, erebid