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mere

noun

Meaning

  1. 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.
  2. Boundary, limit; a boundary-marker; boundary-line.
  3. To limit; bound; divide or cause division in.
  4. To set divisions and bounds.
  5. To decide upon the position of a boundary; to position it on a map.
  6. Famous.
  7. Pure, unalloyed .
  8. Nothing less than; complete, downright .
  9. Just, only; no more than , pure and simple, neither more nor better than might be expected.
  10. A Maori war-club.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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