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The '''Dwemer''' (pronounced /{{IPA|ˈdweɪ.məɹ}}/ or "Dway-mur") are a fictional race of [[Mer (Elder Scrolls)|elves]] from [[The Elder Scrolls]] video game universe.

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== Etymology ==
While the translation of [[mer]] is generally a non-issue, the translation of 'Dwe' remains an extremely contentious part of ingame etymology. The [[Morrowind]] game book The Annotated Annuad translates Dwemer to mean 'the Deep Ones,'<ref name="Annuad">{{cite web|url=http://til.gamingsource.net/mwbooks/anuad.shtml |title=The Anuad Paraphrased |accessdate= |accessmonthday=August 21 |accessyear=2006 |author= |last= |first= |authorlink= |coauthors= |date= |year= |month= |format= |work= |publisher= |pages= |language= |archiveurl= |archivedate=}}</ref> with supposed origin in the ancestralient tongue of the [[AltRaces_of_The_Elder_Scrolls#Aldmer|Aldmer]], Aldmeris. The TES Translation Dictionary notes that the term was corrupted sometime in before it became part of the [[Cyrodiil|Cyrodiilic]] lexicon, and thus Dwemer became "short folk."<ref name="Dictionary">{{cite web|url=http://til.gamingsource.net/translation/ |title=The Elder Scrolls Translation Dictionary A-E: "Dwe-" |accessdate= |accessmonthday=August 21 |accessyear=2006 |author= |last= |first= |authorlink= |coauthors= |date= |year= |month= |format= |work= |p(contracted; show full)
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