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PRONUNCIATION OF MERESTONE

merestone  [ˈmɪəˌstəʊn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MERESTONE

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adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Merestone is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES MERESTONE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

merestone

Merestone

Merestone, also known as the John S. Reese, IV, House, is a historic estate located in New Garden Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, and New Castle County, Delaware, spanning the border of the two states. The estate consists of the Merestone House, guest house / garage, milk house, and stone shed. It was renovated and added to by noted architect R. Brognard Okie in the Colonial Revival style. The original log section of Merestone House dates to between about 1720 and 1734. It is a two-story, three bay, structure measuring 20 feet by 24 feet. A two-story, two bay, frame addition was built between 1725 and 1750 and measures 19 feet by 18 feet. A two-story, one bay, wing was added between about 1802 and 1806. The house was renovated in the Colonial Revival style in 1941-1942. At the same time, Okie built the 1 1/2-story, three bay, frame guest house / garage on the stone foundations of a barn dated to 1806. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.

Definition of merestone in the English dictionary

The definition of merestone in the dictionary is a stone marking a boundary.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MERESTONE


adderstone
ˈædəˌstəʊn
birthstone
ˈbɜːθˌstəʊn
Blackstone
ˈblækˌstəʊn
cobblestone
ˈkɒbəlˌstəʊn
cornerstone
ˈkɔːnəˌstəʊn
dolostone
ˈdɒləˌstəʊn
firestone
ˈfaɪəˌstəʊn
gemstone
ˈdʒɛmˌstəʊn
hammerstone
ˈhæməˌstəʊn
hearthstone
ˈhɑːθˌstəʊn
keystone
ˈkiːˌstəʊn
limestone
ˈlaɪmˌstəʊn
milestone
ˈmaɪlˌstəʊn
moonstone
ˈmuːnˌstəʊn
rhinestone
ˈraɪnˌstəʊn
sandstone
ˈsændˌstəʊn
thunderstone
ˈθʌndəˌstəʊn
tombstone
ˈtuːmˌstəʊn
touchstone
ˈtʌtʃˌstəʊn
Yellowstone
ˈjɛləʊˌstəʊn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MERESTONE

merdivorous
mere
mered
Meredith
merely
merengue
mereological
mereology
meresman
merest
meretricious
meretriciously
meretriciousness
merfolk
merganser
merge
mergee
mergence
merger
merguez

WORDS THAT END LIKE MERESTONE

bluestone
brownstone
capstone
dry-stone
Ecclestone
Folkestone
Gladstone
gravestone
headstone
histone
kill two birds with one stone
Livingstone
lodestone
Maidstone
rolling stone
Rosetta stone
standing stone
stepping stone
stone
tone
whetstone

Synonyms and antonyms of merestone in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «merestone» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MERESTONE

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The translations of merestone from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «merestone» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

merestone
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Merestone
570 millions of speakers

English

merestone
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

merestone
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

merestone
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

merestone
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

merestone
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

merestone
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

merestone
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Merestone
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

merestone
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

merestone
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

merestone
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Merapi
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

merestone
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

merestone
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मेस्ट्रोन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

merestone
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

merestone
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

merestone
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

merestone
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

merestone
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

merestone
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

merestone
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

merestone
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

merestone
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of merestone

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MERESTONE»

The term «merestone» is used very little and occupies the 170.511 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of merestone
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MERESTONE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «merestone» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «merestone» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about merestone

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MERESTONE»

Discover the use of merestone in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to merestone and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
History of the Manor and Ancient Barony of Castle Combe, in ...
Item, est unum aliud merestone, situatum ex parte boreali dicta? ripee, ad finem borealem de le Hachhill ; et similiter aliud merestone situatum directe a dicto primo merestone, versus boream, de propria terra domini de Castelcombe, ...
‎1852
2
Special Acts and Resolutions
That all electors of this state, inhabitants of the town of East Windsor and residing within the following limits, viz: Beginning at a merestone marked “ W. H. P. F. D.” on the east bank of the Connecticut river in a straight line with the south end of ...
Connecticut, 1911
3
Special Acts and Resolutions of the State of Connecticut ...
503 rods 6 links to a merestone on the southerly side of Main street, at the northwest corner of the Willimantic cemetery; thence south 58i°, west 129 rods 1 link to a merestone on land of John C. Hooper ; thence south 38i°, east 201 rods 19 ...
Connecticut, 1880
4
Special Laws of the State of Connecticut
503 rods 6 links to a merestone on the southerly side of Main street, at the northwest corner of the Willimantic cemetery; thence south 581:", west 129 rods 1 link to a merestone on land of John C. Hooper; thence south 381}°, east 201 rods 19 ...
Connecticut. General Assembly, 1871
5
Municipal Register ...
Francis Goodwin, 103 Woodland Street, to its intersection with the center of Asvlum Avenue ; thence northerly, following the north branch of the Park River to a merestone situated on the north bank of said north branch of Park River, said ...
Hartford (Conn.), 1911
6
Drafting and Design for Architecture & Construction
... a distance of 107.13 feet to a merestone; thence turning and running 8 27°01 24 W along land now or formerly of John Doe, as shown on said map, a distance of 760.47 feet to a merestone, which point marks the point or place of beginning.
Dana Hepler, Paul Wallach, Donald Hepler, 2012
7
Disposition of Government surplus airports and facilities: ...
Fifteen Hundred and Thirteen (1,513) feet, more or less, to another merestone; thence running Westerly Two Hundred and Fifty-eight (258) feet, more or less, to another merestone and land now or formerly of Henry J. Comer; thence running ...
United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Armed Forces, 1947
8
Special Acts and Resolutions of the State of Connecticut ...
... 1900 feet to a Connecticut highway department merestone located on the westerly line of the highway leading northerly from said village, said point being about 1320 feet northerly from the mill office of the United States Finishing Company; ...
Connecticut, 1953
9
Special Acts & Resolves
Sp. No. 138 be had for a more particular description and location of said premises, more particularly bounded and described as follows: FIRST PIECE: " 83.8± Acres . . ." Beginning at a point marked by a merestone on the westerly side of Great ...
Connecticut, 1969
10
Everyday Architecture of the Mid-Atlantic: Looking at ...
Looking at Buildings and Landscapes Gabrielle M. Lanier Center for American Places. Figure 4.4O Merestone, Mill Creek Hundred, New Castle County, Delaware. Photographed 199/5. Early- twentieth-century restoration architects such as R.
Gabrielle M. Lanier, Center for American Places, 1997

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MERESTONE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term merestone is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Southam Town Council needs “complete overhaul”
Currently, there are four wards in the town – Browns Bridge, Merestone, Mill Hill and Southam Fields, each with four, two, five and three town ... «Leamington Observer, May 15»
2
Check out the top meeting and event planners in Phoenix
HelmsBriscoe reported a total of 40,000, while PRO EM Party and Event Rentals LLC reported 3,400, and Merestone 1,048. Click the image ... «Phoenix Business Journal, Mar 15»
3
Pettis mining site restoration plan gains Ada Township approval
A proposed final contour plan, prepared by The Merestone Group, was presented to the board on Jan. 26. The board asked questions of Ron ... «MLive.com, Feb 15»
4
Friends of Pike Creek crash victims mourn
Their father, Craig Colby, of Merestone at the Pennsylvania state line, owns Cosi in Newark, several Red Robins and other restaurants. He was ... «The News Journal, Oct 14»
5
Phoenix Business Journal's 2014 Health Care Heroes honored for …
The event was sponsored by Abrazo Health, Bank of Arizona and Delta Dental. The event partner was Merestone. Want Phoenix Health Care ... «Phoenix Business Journal, Aug 14»
6
Former White House Doctor Connie Mariano tells us why she 'slept …
... Bush, Bill Clinton and George W. Bush, was a hit today at my Inside the Reporter's Notebook event at Merestone Production Studio in Tempe. «Phoenix Business Journal, Jul 14»
7
Corby residents win campaign for village green
Members of the Merestone Road Park Committee decided to do something about it and began a lengthy campaign to obtain village green ... «Northamptonshire Telegraph, Jun 14»
8
Village news June 27
The Merestone Road play area is now officially recognised as a 'Village green'. This is a fantastic result for the team led by Lewis Folkes who ... «Northamptonshire Telegraph, Jun 14»
9
Henderson to run unopposed for District 71 position
In 2003, Henderson left banking to form his own business, Merestone Properties, Inc. Henderson, a licensed contractor, has completed several ... «Russellville Courier, Jun 14»
10
Young Abington thespians battle to save forest
... Forest of Alamore from the wicked crone Hagbane who has stolen the Merestone — a magical stone that is essential to keep the forest alive. «Haverhill Echo, Feb 14»

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