"merely" meaning in Englisch

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Adverb

IPA: ˈmɪəli, ˈmɪɹli Audio: En-us-merely.ogg
Etymology: Adverb zu mere ^(→ en) „nur, nichts als…“
  1. nur, bloß, lediglich
    Sense id: de-merely-en-adv-p1YkJ-l9
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: only, just Translations (nur, bloß, lediglich): nur (Deutsch), bloß (Deutsch), lediglich (Deutsch)
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          "author": "George Orwell",
          "edition": "124.",
          "pages": "41",
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