mere
The origin and history of mere.
Etymology
From Old French mier, from Latin merus ("pure, undiluted") — the same root gives us the sense of "nothing but, simply."
The origin and history of mere.
From Old French mier, from Latin merus ("pure, undiluted") — the same root gives us the sense of "nothing but, simply."
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