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It is a poetical or dialect word meaning a sheet of standing water, a lake or a pond (OED). The OED 's fourth definition ("A marsh, a fen.") includes wetland such as fen amongst usages of the word which is reflected in the lexicographers' recording of it. In a quotation from the year 598, mere is contrasted against moss (bog) and field against fen.
Mereology (/ m ɪər i ˈ ɒ l ə dʒ i /; from Greek μέρος 'part' (root: μερε-, mere-) and the suffix -logy, 'study, discussion, science') is the philosophical study of part-whole relationships, also called parthood relationships.
Mere (lake), a type of body of water, often broad in relation to its depth Mere (weapon), a Māori war club Mere, an album by Norwegian rock band deLillos; Mère, honorary title given to female French cooks
La noblesse oblige (/ n oʊ ˌ b l ɛ s ə ˈ b l iː ʒ /; French: [la nɔblɛs ɔbliʒ] ⓘ; literally "nobility obliges") is a French expression that means that nobility extends beyond mere entitlement, requiring people who hold such status to fulfill social responsibilities; the term retains the same meaning in English. For example, a ...
The word mare comes (through Middle English mare) from the Old English feminine noun mære (which had numerous variant forms, including mare, mere, and mær). [2] Likewise are the forms in Old Norse/Icelandic mara [3] as well as the Old High German mara [5] (glossed in Latin as "incuba " [6]), [7] while the Middle High German forms are mar, mare, [8] [10]
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Synonyms often express a nuance of meaning or are used in different registers of speech or writing. Various technical domains may employ synonyms to convey precise technical nuances. Some writers avoid repeating the same word in close proximity, and prefer to use synonyms: this is called elegant variation. Many modern style guides criticize this.
“Compared to autopsy brain samples from 2016, that’s about 50% higher,” he said. “That would mean that our brains today are 99.5% brain and the rest is plastic.” ...