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  • 11Nothing — est un film canadien réalisé par Vincenzo Natali, sorti en 2003. Sommaire 1 Synopsis 2 Fiche technique 3 Distribution 4 Autour du film …

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  • 12mere — Ⅰ. mere [1] ► ADJECTIVE 1) that is nothing more than what is specified. 2) (the merest) the smallest or slightest. ORIGIN Latin merus pure, undiluted . Ⅱ. mere [2] …

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  • 13mere — mere1 [mir] adj. superl.merest [ME < L merus, unmixed, pure < IE base * mer , to sparkle > MORNING, OE amerian, to purify] 1. nothing more or other than; only (as said to be) [a mere boy] 2. Obs. unmixed; pure 3. Obs. absolute; downright …

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  • 14nothing but — index mere Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 15mere — [adj] nothing more; absolute bald, bare, blunt, common, complete, entire, insignificant, little, minor, plain, poor, pure, pure and simple, sheer, simple, small, stark, unadorned, unadulterated, unmitigated, unmixed, utter, very; concepts 535,589 …

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  • 16mere|ly — «MIHR lee», adverb. 1. and nothing more; and that is all; simply; only: »merely as a matter of form. The multitudes Who read merely for the sake of talking (Joseph Butler). SYNONYM(S): solely. 2. Obsolete. without admixture; purely …

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  • 17mere — {{11}}mere (adj.) c.1400, unmixed, pure, from O.Fr. mier pure (of gold), entire, total, complete, and directly from L. merus unmixed (of wine), pure; bare, naked; figuratively true, real, genuine, probably originally clear, bright, from PIE *mer… …

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  • 18mere — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English more at marine Date: before 12th century chiefly British an expanse of standing water ; lake, pool II. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English mǣre; akin to Old Norse landamæri… …

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  • 19mere — 01. Travel Vietnam on a [mere] $10 a day! Talk to one of our travel agents today! 02. The driver said he was [merely] trying to scare the dog off the road when he accidentally hit it, and killed it. 03. These shoes cost me a [mere] $25 at a… …

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  • 20mere — mere1 /mear/, adj., superl. merest. 1. being nothing more nor better than: a mere pittance; He is still a mere child. 2. Obs. a. pure and unmixed, as wine, a people, or a language. b. fully as much as what is specified; completely fulfilled or… …

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