mere mortal en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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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 will
2011, Matthew Stover, Robert E. Vardman, God of War, →ISBN:
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(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:
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| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
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| mere mortals | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (9)
cmn 凡人 (ordinary person) · pl zwykły śmiertelnik (ordinary person) · fr pauvre mortel (ordinary person) · pt mero mortal (ordinary person) · fr simple mortel (ordinary person) · ka უბრალო მოკვდავი (ordinary person) · nl gewone sterveling (ordinary person) · ru просто́й сме́ртный (ordinary person) · fi tavallinen kuolevainen (ordinary person)