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mercantile
mercantile definition
mer·can·tile (mʉr′kən tīl′, -til, -tēl′)
adjective
- of or characteristic of merchants or trade; commercial
- of mercantilism
Etymology: Fr < It < mercante, merchant < L mercans, prp. of mercari: see merchant
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