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mere
1[ meer ]
adjective
- being nothing more nor better than:
a mere pittance;
He is still a mere child.
- Obsolete.
- pure and unmixed, as wine, a people, or a language.
- fully as much as what is specified; completely fulfilled or developed; absolute.
mere
2[ meer ]
noun
- Chiefly British Dialect. a lake or pond.
- Obsolete. any body of sea water.
mere
3[ meer ]
noun
- a boundary or boundary marker.
mère
4[ mer; English mair ]
noun
-mere
5- a combining form meaning “part,” used in the formation of compound words:
blastomere.
mere
1/ mɪə /
noun
- archaic.a boundary or boundary marker
-mere
2combining form
- indicating a part or division
blastomere
mere
3/ ˈmɛrɪ /
noun
- a short flat striking weapon
mere
4/ mɪə /
noun
- archaic.a lake or marsh
- obsolete.the sea or an inlet of it
mere
5/ mɪə /
adjective
- being nothing more than something specified
she is a mere child
–mere
- A suffix meaning “part” or “segment,” as in blastomere, one of the cells that form a blastula.
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Derived Forms
- -meric, combining_form:in_adjective
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Word History and Origins
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Example Sentences
She worked as a domestic and a nanny for a wealthy family, then secured a job as a washerwoman chez Mère Fillioux.
Before Ducasse, before Bocuse, there was La Mère Brazier, whose cooking was the ultimate in rich hedonism.
At Isigny Sainte-Mère, the mites were first introduced in the cellar over 70 years ago.
We made out that there was madame la mère and three daughters, and a brace of cousins.
La Mère Bauche was discussing the matter with the capitaine over the usual cup of coffee.
Mère Bauche,” said the capitaine, sipping his coffee and puffing out the smoke of his cigar, “Adolphe will not turn against us.
In her innermost heart now did La Mère Bauche wish that this cruel marriage had been left undone.
Et c'était l'homme justement qu'aimait et ménageait la mère.
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