MERE

Mere

Mere in English refers to a lake that is broad in relation to its depth, e.g. Martin Mere. A significant effect of its shallow depth is that for all or most of the time, it has no thermocline.

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mere

Noun

  1. the sea
  2. a pool; a small lake or pond; marsh

Noun (etymology 2)

  1. boundary, limit; a boundary-marker; boundary-line

Noun (etymology 3)

  1. a Maori war-club

Verb

  1. To limit; bound; divide or cause division in.
  2. To set divisions and bounds.

Adjective

  1. famous.

Adjective (etymology 2)

  1. Pure, unalloyed .
  2. Nothing less than; complete, downright .
  3. Just, only; no more than , pure and simple, neither more nor better than might be expected.
    I saved a mere 10 pounds this week.


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