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meramente

merely

adverb meh-rah-MEN-teh Rare

Also means

purely

Usage Note

Meramente is a formal adverb meaning 'only' or 'purely', often used in legal and bureaucratic writing (meramente formale = purely formal). In everyday speech, solo or soltanto is preferred.

Examples

"Si tratta di un problema meramente tecnico."

Natural Translation

It is a merely technical problem.

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