Mercury

/ˈmʌrkjəri/
/ˈmʌkjəri/
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Other forms: Mercuries; Mercurys

Definitions of Mercury
  1. noun
    (Roman mythology) messenger of Jupiter and god of commerce; counterpart of Greek Hermes
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    Roman deity
    a deity worshipped by the ancient Romans
  2. noun
    the smallest planet and the nearest to the sun
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    inferior planet
    any of the planets whose orbit lies inside the earth's orbit
    terrestrial planet
    a planet having a compact rocky surface like the Earth's; the four innermost planets in the solar system
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/ˈmʌrkjəri/
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/ˈmʌkjəri/
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