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Neath

[neeth, neeth] Origin

neath

[neeth, neeth]
preposition Chiefly Literary.
Also, 'neath.


Origin:
1780–90; aphetic variant of beneath
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Neath is always a great word to know.
So is gobo. Does it mean:
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
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neath or 'neath (niːθ)
 
prep
archaic short for beneath
 
'neath or 'neath
 
prep

neath or 'neath (niːθ)
 
prep
archaic short for beneath
 
'neath or 'neath
 
prep

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neath
1787, poetic shortening of beneath (q.v.).
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