Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An obsolete form of
mere , mere, mere.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun See
mere , a lake. - adjective obsolete Simple; unmixed. See
mere , a. - noun A boundary. See
mere .
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- noun A
boundary .
Etymologies
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Examples
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MeerKAT is a play on the name of the lovable African mammal and the Afrikaans word meer, which translates into English as 'more'.
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Faces, certain mystical figures in our Hands, which I dare not call meer dashes, strokes a la volee, or at random, because delineated by a Pencil that never works in vain; and hereof I take more particular notice, because
Religio Medici 1605-1682 1923
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Now there are, besides these Characters in our Faces, certain mystical figures in our Hands, which I dare not call meer dashes, strokes à la volée, or at random, because delineated by a Pencil that never works in vain; and hereof I take more particular notice, because I carry that in mine own hand which I could never read of nor discover in another.
The Second Part 1909
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(I'd have called it "meer," personally, but you know the Japanese.) (n) - The ineffable, ultimate state in which one has attained the transcendent union of wisdom and compassion.
Beervana, the Blog 2008
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Towards Polaris, the North Star, majestic swans glide on the northern Harlem meer.
Jack Schimmelman: Central Park . . . a performance in four seasons (Autumn) Jack Schimmelman 2010
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City Council member Tim Burgess has amended his proposed legislation restricting aggressive panhandling to address one of the most widely criticized aspects of the proposal — the provision barring panhandling of any person within 15 feet of a person who is using an ATM or parking meer.
Extra Fizz: Burgess Clarifies Panhandling Legislation « PubliCola 2010
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While the people of Iran are dying in the streets for the meer hope of freedom, we are surrendering ours to the government.
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Als was dat laatste wat gedetaileerder en uitgerbreider, en meer gericht op Europa.
the Google Putsch nathreee 2010
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Towards Polaris, the North Star, majestic swans glide on the northern Harlem meer.
Jack Schimmelman: Central Park ... A Performance in Four Seasons (Autumn) Jack Schimmelman 2010
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Towards Polaris, the North Star, majestic swans glide on the northern Harlem meer.
Jack Schimmelman: Central Park . . . a performance in four seasons (Autumn) Jack Schimmelman 2010
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April 14, 2009