Mere Definition
mîr
merest
adjective
merest
Nothing more or other than; only (as said to be)
A mere boy.
Webster's New World
Considered apart from anything else.
Shocked by the mere idea.
American Heritage
Unmixed; pure.
Webster's New World
Absolute; downright.
Webster's New World
Small; slight.
Could detect only the merest whisper.
American Heritage
noun
A lake or pond.
Webster's New World
A marsh.
Webster's New World
The sea.
Webster's New World
An arm of the sea.
Webster's New World
A boundary.
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suffix
Part; segment.
Blastomere.
American Heritage Medicine
affix
Part.
Blastomere.
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Mere
Noun
Singular:
mere
Plural:
meresAdjective
Base Form:
mere
Superlative:
merestOrigin of Mere
Middle English absolute, pure from Old French mier pure from Latin merus
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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French -mĕre from Greek meros part (s)mer-2 in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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Middle English from Old English mori- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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