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commerce
 
SYLLABICATION:com·merce
PRONUNCIATION:  kmrs
NOUN:1. The buying and selling of goods, especially on a large scale, as between cities or nations. See synonyms at business. 2. Intellectual exchange or social interaction. 3. Sexual intercourse.
ETYMOLOGY:French, from Old French, from Latin commercium : com-, com- + merx, merc-, merchandise.
 
 
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