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merely adverb

  /ˈmɪəli/ , /ˈmɪɹli/
  • (focus) Without any other reason etc.; only, just, and nothing more. [from 16th c.]
 bara

mere adjective

  /mjøː/ , /mjɜː/ , /mɪə̯/ , /mɪɚ/ , /ˈmɛɹi/ , /ˈmɛɹɛ/
  • Just, only; no more than, pure and simple, neither more nor better than might be expected. [from 16th c.]
 bara, blott
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