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- proper noun historical A former major
oasis -city inCentral Asia , on the historicalSilk Road , located near today'sMary inTurkmenistan . - proper noun A short form of
male given name Mervyn .
Etymologies
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Examples
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[Footnote 337: C. Marvin, _Merv, the Queen of the World_ (1881); E. O'Donovan, _The Merv Oasis_, 2 vols. (1882-83), and _Merv_ (1883).]
The Development of the European Nations, 1870-1914 (5th ed.) John Holland Rose 1898
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Please accept, I'm certain Merv would have wanted it that way. posted by The Mayor at 7: 24 AM
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And I'd open the door, and they'd go, "Merv" -- it would be Teddy and they'd say, "Are we late for the party?"
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And I'd open the door, and they'd go, "Merv" -- it would be Teddy and they'd say, "Are we late for the party?"
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And I'd open the door, and they'd go, "Merv" -- it would be Teddy and they'd say, "Are we late for the party?"
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The man giving the party didn't speak English to us, so he said, "Merv" -- his name was Al Madonni (ph) -- "Would you be me?"
CNN Transcript - Larry King Live Weekend: Nancy Reagan Reflects on Life With Ronald - March 4, 2001 2001
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Frank has funky furniture from the 1960s, we used to have one area we would call the Merv Griffin set, something out of an old Seinfeld episode.
Tom Falco: It's Like Entering a British Sitcom Tom Falco 2011
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Frank has funky furniture from the 1960s, we used to have one area we would call the Merv Griffin set, something out of an old Seinfeld episode.
Tom Falco: It's Like Entering a British Sitcom Tom Falco 2011
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You know, for the last 10 years, I never made a big decision in my career without calling Merv, and he always made me smile and gave me the right direction so I'll miss my buddy.
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"Merv, " Brumbaugh said, 'two months ago you quoted me a price of four thousand dollars on the Stretzel farm.
Centennial Michener, James 1974
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