Meer definition

noun
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Isaac Watts.

And so we may have an ever-growing Idea of infinite Number as well as infinite Space or Emptiness, yet it is a meer Idea, and hath no real Existence without us.

adjective
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adjective
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The definition of meer, an alternative spelling for mere, means something small or unimportant.

An example of meer is making reference to five dollars being a very small amount; a meer amount.

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Other Word Forms

Adjective

Base Form:
meer
Superlative:
meerest

Origin of meer

  • See mere.

    From Wiktionary

Meer Sentence Examples

  • In the west the only lakes of importance are the Steinhuder Meer, 14 m.

  • Its northern extremity is occupied by a lake named the Steinhuder Meer.

  • The military badge is a white cross with black and gold edging, resting on a green oak and laurel wreath; the central medallion bears the Prussian Eagle with the arms of Hohenzollern, and is surrounded by a blue fillet with the motto Vom Fels zum Meer; the civil badge is a black eagle, with the head encircled with a blue fillet with the motto.

  • The principal lakes are the Steinhuder Meer, about 4 m.

  • In 1531 the Haarlemmer Meer had an area of 6430 acres, and in its vicinity were three smaller sheets of water - the Leidsche Meer or Leiden Lake, the Spiering Meer, and the Oude Meer or Old Lake, with a united area of about 7600 acres.

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