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-meresuff. Part; segment: blastomere. [French -mĕre, from Greek meros, part; see (s)mer- in Indo-European roots.]-mere n combining form (Zoology) indicating a part or division: blastomere. [from Greek meros part, portion] -meric adj combining formmere1 (mɪər) adj. superl. mer•est. 1. being nothing more nor better than what is specified: a mere child. 2. Obs. a. pure. b. absolute or unqualified. [1250–1300; Middle English < Latin merus pure] mere′ly, adv. mere2 (mɪər) n. 1. a lake or pond. 2. Obs. the sea. [before 900; Middle English, Old English; c. Old Frisian mere, Old High German meri, Old Norse marr, Gothic marei, Old Irish muir, Latin mare] mere3 (mɪər) n. a boundary or boundary marker. [before 900; Middle English; Old English(ge)mǣre, c. Middle Dutch mēre, Old Norse mǣri; akin to Latin mūrus wall, rim] -mere a combining form meaning “part,” “segment,” “unit,” used esp. in terms describing structures or divisions of a cell: blastomere; centromere. [comb. form representing Greek méros] EncyclopediaSee-mer-mere
-meresuff. Part; segment: blastomere.-mere, -mer [Gr. meros, a part] Suffixes meaning part, segment.LegalSeeMere |