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variant of meso- before vowels: mesencephalon.

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Merton, Mervin, Merwin, Meryl, Merzbacher-Pelizaeus disease, mes-, mesa, Mesabi Range, mesad, mesail, mesalamine

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Mes Aynak sits atop the two principal aquifers not only for Kabul, but for a vast region extending into neighboring Pakistan.
Afghanistan’s Mineral Wealth Could Be a Bonanza—or Lead to Disaster|Dr. Cheryl Benard|July 4, 2012|DAILY BEAST
De l peu d'heures il mourut entre mes mains fort chrestiennement.
The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. II: Acadia, 1612-1614|Various
J'ai l'honneur de vous soumettre ci-dessous mes idées sur son emploi.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I|Ian Hamilton
She is coming, my children—mes enfants, as Tommy will say when he gets his job as ribbon starcher to the French ambassador.
First Plays|A. A. Milne

Finally the octave downwards from Mes is completed by the addition of a note appropriately called Proslambanomenos.
The Modes of Ancient Greek Music|David Binning Monro
It might be used to express the relation of the Mes to the other notes as the basis or ground-work of the scale.
The Modes of Ancient Greek Music|David Binning Monro

British Dictionary definitions for mes-

mes-

combining form

a variant of meso- mesarch; mesencephalon; mesenteron

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