mere: Meaning and Definition of
mere
Pronunciation: (mēr), [key]
— mer•est.
- being nothing more nor better than: a mere pittance; He is still a mere child.
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- pure and unmixed, as wine, a people, or a language.
- fully as much as what is specified; completely fulfilled or developed; absolute.
mere
Pronunciation: (mēr), [key]
— n.
- a lake or pond.
- any body of sea water.
mere
Pronunciation: (mēr), [key]
— n. Brit. Dial.
- a boundary or boundary marker.
mère
Pronunciation: (mer Eng. mâr), [key]
— pl. mères
- mother.
-mere
- a combining form meaning “part,” used in the formation of compound words:Cf. blastomere.
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