adj
Meaning 1
more
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Geordie, Scotland, not-comparable
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Standard Lemma guide
mair
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Geordie, UK: /mɛə/
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rhymes with -ɛə(ɹ)
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CMU ARPABET: M EH1 R Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adv
Meaning 2
more
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Geordie, Scotland, not-comparable
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name
Meaning 3
A surname.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 4
One of various former royal officials in the Kingdom of Scotland.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Scotland, historical
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noun
Meaning 5
Alternative form of Mer (“member of Indian caste”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative
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History
Etymology
From Middle English mair, mare, from Old English māra (“more”), from Proto-Germanic *maizô. More at more.
* As a Scottish surname, variant of Marr. * Also as a Scottish surname, from Scottish Gaelic maor (“officer”). Compare Maver, Mayer. * As a German and Jewish surname, variant of Meyer.