-mere

-mere

suff.

Part; segment: blastomere.

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[French -mĕre, from Greek meros, part; see (s)mer- in Indo-European roots.]

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-mere

n combining form

(Zoology) indicating a part or division: blastomere.

[from Greek meros part, portion]

-meric adj combining form

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mere¹

(mɪər)

adj. superl. mer•est.

1. being nothing more nor better than what is specified: a mere child.

2. Obs.

a. pure.

b. absolute or unqualified.

[1250–1300; Middle English < Latin merus pure]

mere′ly, adv.

mere²

(mɪər)

n.

1. a lake or pond.

2. Obs. the sea.

[before 900; Middle English, Old English; c. Old Frisian mere, Old High German meri, Old Norse marr, Gothic marei, Old Irish muir, Latin mare]

mere³

(mɪər)

n.

a boundary or boundary marker.

[before 900; Middle English; Old English(ge)mǣre, c. Middle Dutch mēre, Old Norse mǣri; akin to Latin mūrus wall, rim]

-mere

a combining form meaning “part,” “segment,” “unit,” used esp. in terms describing structures or divisions of a cell: blastomere; centromere.

[comb. form representing Greek méros]

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