Ner·re adv. & a.  Nearer. [Obs.] [Written also neer, ner.]
  Never the neer, never the nearer; no nearer. [Obs.]
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  Neer adv. & a. Nearer. [Obs.]
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  ne'er
       adv : not ever; at no time in the past or future; "I have never
             been to China"; "I shall never forget this day"; "had
             never seen a circus"; "never on Sunday"; "I will never
             marry you!" [syn: never] [ant: always]