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mere2

Pronunciation: /mɪə/

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Definition of mere

noun

British, chiefly literary

a lake or pond: the stream widens into a mere where hundreds of geese gather [in place names]:Hornsea Mere

Origin:

Old English, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch meer 'lake' and German Meer 'sea', from an Indo-European root shared by Russian more and Latin mare