Mehr

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Proper noun 2 German 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Noun 2.2.1 Synonyms

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From Persian مهر.

[edit] Proper noun

Mehr

1. The seventh solar month of the Persian calendar.
   • 2007, Michael Chabon, Gentlemen of the Road, Sceptre 2008, p. 10:

     Under the full moon of the month of Mehr, with the torches hissing, the African and the Frank circled an ambit of packed earth.

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[edit] German

[edit] Etymology

Substantive form of mehr (more).

[edit] Noun

Mehr n. (genitive Mehrs, no plural)

1. increase, excess
   • ein Mehr an Arbeit, Steuern, Unkosten, ...

     an excess of work, taxes, costs, ...

[edit] Synonyms

• Zuwachs