More Definition
- sir thomas more
- Thomas More
- pluralness
A surname.
(now poetic) In negative constructions: any further, any longer; any more. [from 10th c.]
Comparative form of much: in greater quantity, amount, or proportion. (Used for a continuous quantity.)
To root up.
(archaic) Used to form a comparative of certain adjectives and adverbs, usually ending in -er.
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Origin of More
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From Middle English more, from Old English māra (“more"), from Proto-Germanic *maizô (“more"), from Proto-Indo-European *mÄ“- (“many"). Cognate with Scots mair (“more"), West Frisian mear (“more"), Dutch meer (“more"), Low German mehr (“more"), German mehr (“more"), Danish mere (“more"), Swedish mera (“more"), Icelandic meiri, meira (“more").
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From Middle English more, moore (“carrot, parsnip") from Old English more, moru (“carrot, parsnip") from Proto-Germanic *murhō(n), *murhijō(n) (“carrot"), from Proto-Indo-European *mork- (“edible herb, tuber"). Akin to Old Saxon moraha (“carrot"), Old High German morha, moraha (“root of a plant or tree") (German Möhre (“carrot"), Morchel (“mushroom, morel")). More at morel.
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Middle English from Old English māra māre mē-3 in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Scottish Gaelic mór (“big"). Also a variant of Moore.
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From Middle English moren, from the noun. See above.
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From Middle English -more
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