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mercantile definition

mer·can·tile (mʉr′kən tīl′, -til, -tēl′)

adjective

  1. of or characteristic of merchants or trade; commercial
  2. of mercantilism

Etymology: Fr < It < mercante, merchant < L mercans, prp. of mercari: see merchant

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