Mere definition
Could detect only the merest whisper.
A mere boy.
An example of mere is using just a teaspoon of lemon for a gallon of cake batter.
Blastomere.
Blastomere.
Blastomere.
A mere child; a mere 50 cents an hour.
Shocked by the mere idea.
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Origin of mere
- < Gr meros, a part: see merit
From Webster's New World College Dictionary, 5th Edition
- Middle English absolute, pure from Old French mier pure from Latin merus
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- French -mĕre from Greek meros part (s)mer-2 in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- Middle English from Old English mori- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition