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 Merton College.Merveilleuse (3 syl., French). 
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E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
 
Meru.
 
A fabulous mountain in the centre of the world, 80,000 leagues high, the abode of Vishnu, and a perfect paradise. It may be termed the Indian Olympos.   1
 


 Merton College.Merveilleuse (3 syl., French). 

 
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