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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024mere1 /mɪr/USA pronunciation adj. [before a noun],[superlative] mer•est. - being nothing more than what is specified;
minor or unimportant:A mere child couldn't defeat him.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024mere1 (mēr),USA pronunciation adj., [superl.] mer•est. - being nothing more nor better than:a mere pittance; He is still a mere child.
- [Obs.]
- pure and unmixed, as wine, a people, or a language.
- fully as much as what is specified;
completely fulfilled or developed;
absolute.
- Latin merus pure, unmixed, mere
- Middle English 1250–1300
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged 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.
mere2 (mēr),USA pronunciation n. - British Terms[Chiefly Brit. Dial.]a lake or pond.
- British Terms[Obs.]any body of sea water.
- bef. 900; Middle English, Old English; cognate with German Meer, Old Norse marr, Gothic marei, Old Irish muir, Latin mare
- British Termsa boundary or boundary marker.
Also, mear. - bef. 900; Middle English; Old English (ge)mǣre; cognate with Old Norse mǣri; akin to Latin mūrus wall, rim
- Foreign Termsmother.
-mere, - a combining form meaning "part,'' used in the formation of compound words:blastomere.Cf. -mer, -merous.
- combining form representing Greek méros
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: mere /mɪə/ adj ( superlative merest)- being nothing more than something specified: she is a mere child
Etymology: 15th Century: from Latin merus pure, unmixed mere /mɪə/ n - archaic or dialect a lake or marsh
- obsolete the sea or an inlet of it
Etymology: Old English mere sea, lake; related to Old Saxon meri sea, Old Norse marr, Old High German mari; compare Latin mare mere /ˈmɛrɪ/ n - NZ a short flat striking weapon
Etymology: Māori Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: -mere n combining form - indicating a part or division
Etymology: from Greek meros part, portion-meric adj combining form |