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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
mere1 /mɪə/
▶adjective
- 1 that is solely or no more or better than what is specified: mere mortals.
- 2 (the merest) the smallest or slightest: the merest hint.
– origin ME (in the senses ‘pure’ and ‘sheer, downright’): from L. merus ‘undiluted’.
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
mere2 /mɪə/
▶noun literary (except in place names) a lake or pond.
– origin OE, of Gmc origin.
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
mere3 /ˈmɛri/
▶noun a greenstone Maori war club.
– origin from Maori.
'mere' also found in these Oxford entries:
commodify
- dark
- hope
- horror
- mare
- maybe
- mere right
- mermaid
- nominalism
- objectify
- res ipsa loquitur
- say-so
- very
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as if mere age were a reason for respect
beyond the domain of mere personal opinion
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He opposed it out of mere opposition.
It might all seem mere nouveau riche folly were it not for
Maybe the mere knowledge that... is death
mere age
Mère Courage - Mother Courage (Expression)
Mere Hours after Noon
mere mortal
Mere Natural!
mere number
Mere speculation
mere vs. simple
mere winner & near loser are correct use?
Someone's on a list considered mere winners or almost losers
The answer made in the second part of the first schedule is a mere boiler-plate calculated to conceal all and any documents from inspection
The mere fact that it is kept in the basement will...
The tickets were sold out in a mere two hours.
through mere/only/just touch
too much of a mere woman
wings mere stalks
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