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Meaning of mercurism | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. mercury poisoning
  2. A communication of news; an announcement.
    obsolete

Examples

“Altho at this distance you had no early Account or Particular of his Death; yet your Affection may cease to wonder that you had not some secret Sense or Intimation thereof by Dreams, thoughtful Whisperings, Mercurisms, Airy Nuncio's, or sympathetical Insinuations, which many seem to have had at the Death of their dearest Friends:”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

Mercurius mercurization mercurochrome mercurocuprate mercurophen mercurous chloride

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