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    mere
    [mir]
    adjective
    mere (adjective) · merest (superlative adjective)
    1. that is solely or no more or better than what is specified:
      "questions that cannot be answered by mere mortals" · "it happened a mere decade ago"
      • (the merest)
        the smallest or slightest:
        "the merest hint of makeup"
    Origin
    late Middle English (in the senses ‘pure’ and ‘sheer, downright’): from Latin merus ‘undiluted’.
    mere
    [mir]
    noun
    BRITISH ENGLISH
    mere (noun) · meres (plural noun)
    1. a lake, pond, or arm of the sea:
      "the stream widens into a mere where hundreds of geese gather" · "Hornsea Mere"
    Origin
    Old English mere, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch meer ‘lake’ and German Meer ‘sea’, from an Indo-European root shared by Russian more and Latin mare.
    mer·e
    [ˈmerē]
    noun
    mere (noun) · meres (plural noun)
    1. a Maori war club, especially one made of greenstone.
    Origin
    Maori.
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    mere. Mere means pure and simple, nothing more and nothing less. This kind of mere comes from the Latin for "undiluted." Mere has a homograph — a completely different word that's spelled the same — and this mere means a lake or a pond. Similarly, what does mere mean in Old English?
    What is MER, or MERE? definition of MER, or MERE (Black's Law Dictionary) Definition of MER, or MERE: A fenny place. Cowell. The Law Dictionary Featuring Black’s Law Dictionary Free Online Legal Dictionary 2nd Ed.
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    Mere antonyms - 99 Opposites of Mere - Page 2. addition to being. also that. apart from the fact. as well as being. aside from being. beside the fact that. besides having.
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