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mere mortals

mere mortals is the plural of mere mortal.

Meaning of mere mortal

Noun

mere mortal (plural mere mortals)

  1. One who is not a god; a human being.
    • Show all the gods how even a mere mortal can best Ares's plans and defeat his will2011, Matthew Stover, Robert E. Vardman, God of War, →ISBN
  2. (idiomatic) An ordinary person, without special expertise or status.
    • If you use computer applications that let you access information from a database system, you're probably a mere mortal.2014, John Viescas, Michael J. Hernandez, SQL Queries for Mere Mortals: A Hands-On Guide to Data Manipulation in SQL, →ISBN, page xx

Questions about mere mortals

What is mere mortals the plural of?
Mere mortals is the plural of mere mortal.

Words near mere mortals in the dictionary

  1. merdurinous
  2. mere
  3. mere exposure effect
  4. mere exposure effects
  5. mere mortal
  6. mere mortals
  7. mere pool
  8. mere pools
  9. mered
  10. Meredith
  11. Meredithian

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