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mere

1

[ meer ]

adjective

superlative merest.
  1. being nothing more nor better than:

    a mere pittance;

    He is still a mere child.

  2. Obsolete.
    1. pure and unmixed, as wine, a people, or a language.
    2. fully as much as what is specified; completely fulfilled or developed; absolute.


mere

2

[ meer ]

noun

  1. Chiefly British Dialect. a lake or pond.
  2. Obsolete. any body of sea water.

mere

3
or mear

[ meer ]

noun

British Dialect.
  1. a boundary or boundary marker.

³¾Ã¨°ù±ð

4

[ mer; English mair ]

noun

French.
plural ³¾Ã¨°ù±ðs

-mere

5
  1. a combining form meaning “part,†used in the formation of compound words:

    blastomere.

-mere

1

combining form

  1. indicating a part or division

    blastomere

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mere

2

/ ³¾ÉªÉ™ /

adjective

  1. being nothing more than something specified

    she is a mere child

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mere

3

/ ³¾ÉªÉ™ /

noun

  1. archaic.
    a lake or marsh
  2. obsolete.
    the sea or an inlet of it
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mere

4

/ ³¾ÉªÉ™ /

noun

  1. archaic.
    a boundary or boundary marker
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mere

5

/ ˈ³¾É›°ùɪ /

noun

  1. a short flat striking weapon
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–m±ð°ù±ð

  1. A suffix meaning “part†or “segment,†as in blastomere, one of the cells that form a blastula.
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Derived Forms

  • -meric, combining_form:in_adjective
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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins

Origin of mere1

First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English mer(e) “pure, clear, unmixed,†from Old French mier, mer, from Latin merus “pure, unmixed, simple, mereâ€

Origin of mere2

First recorded before 900; Middle English mere, mer, meire, Old English mer, mære “sea, ocean, lake, pond, well, cistern,†cognate with German Meer, Old Norse marr, Gothic marei, Old Irish muir, Latin mare

Origin of mere3

First recorded before 900; Middle English mere, mer, merre, Old English mÇ£re, ²µ±ð³¾Ç£°ù±ð; cognate with Old Norse ³¾Ã¦°ù¾± “boundary, border landâ€; akin to Latin ³¾Å«°ù³Ü²õ “defensive wall, city wall, boundary wallâ€

Origin of mere4

Combining form representing Greek ³¾Ã©°ù´Ç²õ
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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins

Origin of mere1

from Greek meros part, portion

Origin of mere2

C15: from Latin merus pure, unmixed

Origin of mere3

Old English mere sea, lake; related to Old Saxon meri sea, Old Norse marr, Old High German mari; compare Latin mare

Origin of mere4

Old English ²µ±ð³¾Ç£°ù±ð

Origin of mere5

²ÑÄå´Ç°ù¾±
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Synonym Study

Mere, bare imply a scant sufficiency. They are often interchangeable, but mere frequently means no more than (enough). Bare suggests scarcely as much as (enough). Thus a mere livelihood means enough to live on but no more; a bare livelihood means scarcely enough to live on.
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