Mere (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

adjective, superlative mer·est.
  1. being nothing more nor better than: a mere pittance;He is still a mere child.
  2. Obsolete.
    • pure and unmixed, as wine, a people, or a language.
    • fully as much as what is specified; completely fulfilled or developed; absolute.
noun
  1. a lake or pond.
  2. any body of sea water.
noun British Dialect.
  1. a boundary or boundary marker.
  1. a combining form meaning “part,” used in the formation of compound words: blastomere.
noun, plural mères [mer; English mairz]. /mɛr; English mɛərz/. French.
  1. mother1.
adjective superlative merest
  1. being nothing more than something specified
noun
  1. a lake or marsh
  2. the sea or an inlet of it
noun
  1. a boundary or boundary marker
noun
  1. a short flat striking weapon
n combining form
  1. indicating a part or division
    Mere (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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