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  • 21mere — I [[t]mɪər[/t]] adj. superl. mer•est 1) being nothing more nor better than what is specified: a mere child[/ex] 2) Obs. a) pure b) absolute or unqualified • Etymology: 1250–1300; ME < L merus pure mere′ly, adv. II mere [[t]mɪər[/t]] n. 1) brit …

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  • 22mere — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. nothing but, plain, bare, simple. See simpleness. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. small, minor, insignificant; see little 1 , poor 2 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. nothing more than, insignificant …

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  • 23mere — I. /mɪə / (say mear) adjective (merest) 1. being nothing more nor better than what is specified; pure and simple. 2. Chiefly Law belonging or relating to a single individual or group, or sole. {Middle English, from Latin merus pure, unmixed,… …

  • 24mere — I Adjective: Nothing more. Noun: The sea. A term of old English for boundary. See mere stone. II (French.) Mother …

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  • 25mere — I. a. 1. Bare, simple, nothing else but. 2. Absolute, entire, unmixed, pure, sheer, bare. II. n. Pool, lake, pond …

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  • 26Hegel’s logic and philosophy of mind — Willem deVries LOGIC AND MIND IN HEGEL’S PHILOSOPHY Hegel is above all a systematic philosopher. Awe inspiring in its scope, his philosophy left no subject untouched. Logic provides the central, unifying framework as well as the general… …

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  • 27Unimportance — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Unimportance >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 unimportance unimportance insignificance nothingness immateriality GRP: N 2 Sgm: N 2 triviality triviality levity frivolity Sgm: N 2 paltriness paltriness …

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  • 28Smallness — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Smallness >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 smallness smallness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 littleness littleness &c.(small size) 193 Sgm: N 1 tenuity tenuity Sgm: N 1 paucity paucity Sgm: N 1 fewness f …

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  • 29Cheapness — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Cheapness >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 cheapness cheapness low price Sgm: N 1 depreciation depreciation Sgm: N 1 bargain bargain Sgm: N 1 good penny good penny &c. worth Sgm: N 1 snap snap …

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  • 30Mandarin Chinese profanity — The traditional Chinese characters for the word huàidàn (壞蛋/坏蛋), a Mandarin Chinese profanity meaning, literally, bad egg Mandarin Chinese profanity consists of many slang words and insults involving sex. While many offensive words and expletives …

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