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mer•can•tile



Pronunciation: (mûr'kun-tēl", -tīl", -til), [key]
—adj.
1. of or pertaining to merchants or trade; commercial.
2. engaged in trade or commerce: a mercantile nation.
3. Econ.of or pertaining to the mercantile system.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

Mercalli scalemercantile system
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