meer

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/ˈmɪə(ɹ)/

noun

A boundary.

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Meanings

meer1

nounmeer (plural meers)

plural meers

  1. A boundary.
  2. obsoleteObsolete form of mere (“lake”).

meer2

adjectivemeer (comparative meerer, superlative meerest)

comparative meerer · superlative meerest

  1. obsoleteObsolete form of mere.

    For, is this more contrary to Scripture […] than 'tis to say, that our blessed Saviour is a meer Man[…]

    1720, John Enty, Truth and Liberty consistent
    1 more example

    And ſo vve may have an ever-grovving Idea of infinite Number as vvell as infinite Space or Emptineſs, yet it is a meer Idea, and hath no real Exiſtence vvithout us.

    1733, I[saac] W[atts], “Essay I. A Fair Enquiry and Debate Concerning Space. Sect[ion] XII. Space Nothing Real, but a Meer Abstract Idea.”, in Philosophical Essays on Various Subjects, […], London: […] Richard Ford […], and Richard Hett […], →OCLC, page 44

meer3

nounmeer (plural meers)

plural meers

  1. obsoleteObsolete form of mayor.
  2. obsoleteObsolete form of mair.

Origin

meer · noun

See mere.

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meer · noun

See mayor.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with meer

hereyearclearnearcareerheargearappearwearfearvolunteermirrorpremierdearbeerseverepeerearpioneerPierredeermeretiersheer
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Sounds the same

meremeremere

Anagrams

mereemerreemerme
Cite this entry
APA

meer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/meer

MLA

“meer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/meer. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “meer,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/meer.

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