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May 14, 2019
This week’s themePortmanteaux or blend words
This week’s words
hermaphrodite
meeple
A meeple in a game of Carcassonne
Photo: Alan Miller
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with Anu Gargmeeple
PRONUNCIATION:
(MEE-puhl) 
MEANING:
noun: A game piece shaped in a stylized human form.
ETYMOLOGY:
A blend of my + people or mini + people. Earliest documented use: early 21st century.
USAGE:
“In ‘Five Tribes’, players maneuver wooden meeples around the board, with each meeple having a special power.”
Jenn Bartlett; Introducing Euro Games; Library Journal (New York); Feb 15, 2018.
Jenn Bartlett; Introducing Euro Games; Library Journal (New York); Feb 15, 2018.
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