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Meaning
Adj
●
Just, only;
no more
than,
pure and simple
, neither more nor better than might be expected.
●
Pure,
unalloyed
.
●
Nothing
less than
;
complete
,
downright
.
Noun
●
Boundary,
limit
; a
boundary
-marker;
boundary
-line.
●
A body of
standing
water, such as a
lake
or a
pond
. More
specifically
, it can
refer
to a
lake
that is
broad
in relation to
its
depth
. Also included in
place names
such as Windermere.
●
Alternative form of
mayor
and mair.
●
A Maori war-club.
Verb
●
To
limit
;
bound
;
divide
or cause
division
in.
●
To set
divisions
and bounds.
●
In Cartography:
To
decide upon
the
position
of a
boundary
; to
position
it on a map.
Name
●
A
village
and
civil parish
in
northern
Cheshire East, Cheshire, England (OS
grid
ref
SJ7381).
●
A
small town
and
civil parish
with a
town council
in
south-west
Wiltshire, England (OS
grid
ref
ST8132).
●
A
sub-municipality
in East Flanders, Belgium.
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
mere
English
meer
Anglo-Norman
mier
Old French (842-ca. 1400)
merus
Latin
mere
Maori
mere
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
Sourced from
Etym
Synonyms
Meer
Mear
Meare
Dyke
Umstroke
Sheer
Total
Bare
Famous
Related
Paltry
Momentary
Trifling
Scant
Triviality
Fleeting
Perfunctory
Trifle
Meaningless
Mortal
Literal
Legitimate
Commoner
Simple
Lesser
Whopping
Trivial
Sole
Simply
Vague
Stranger
Minuscule
Miniscule
Symbolic
Brief
Straightforward
Piffling
Passive
Slight
Solely
Slavish
Mindless
Smidgin
Reasonable
Notional
Bygone
Adequate
Genuine
Sufficient
Actual
Man
Tacit
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