definition of the word mere

Etymologies 1, 2 and 3

• (RP) IPA: /mɪə/, SAMPA: /mI@/
• (GenAm) IPA: /mɪɚ/, SAMPA: /mI@`/
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Etymology 4

• IPA: /ˈmɛɹi/, SAMPA: /"mEri/

Old English mere, from Proto-Germanic *mariz, from Proto-Indo-European *mori. Cognate with Dutch meer, German Meer, Norwegian mar; and (from Indo-European) with Latin mare, Breton mor, Russian море.

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mere (plural meres)

1. (obsolete) The sea.
2. (dialectal or literary) A pool or lake; a marsh.

Old English mǣre.

mere (plural meres)

1. A boundary; a boundary-marker.

Anglo-Norman meer, from Old French mier, from Latin merus.

mere (not comparable)

1. Just, only; the smallest amount; having no greater importance or extent.

   I saved a mere 10 pounds this week.

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