Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for MERE
MERE, a. [L. merus; It. mero.]
- This or that only; distinct from any thing else. From mere success nothing can be concluded in favor of a nation. – Atterbury. What if the head, the eye or ear repin'd / To serve mere engines to the ruling mind? – Pope.
- Absolute; entire. – Spenser.
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