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1
or ne

[ ney ]

adjective

  1. formerly known as (used following the person’s current or recognized name to introduce a previous, usually masculine, name):

    Harry Houdini, né Erik Weisz.



Ne

2
Symbol, Chemistry.
  1. neon.

NE

3

abbreviation for

  1. Nebraska (approved especially for use with zip code).
  2. northeast.
  3. northeastern.
  4. Biology, Ecology. not evaluated ( def ).

ne-

4
  1. variant of neo- especially before a vowel:

    neencephalon.

n.e.

5

abbreviation for

  1. northeast.
  2. northeastern.

N.E.

6

abbreviation for

  1. naval engineer.
  2. northeast.
  3. northeastern.

ne-

1

combining_form

  1. a variant of neo- , esp used before a vowel

    Nearctic



NE

2

abbreviation for

  1. New England

ne

3

the internet domain name for

  1. Niger

NE

4

symbol for

  1. northeast(ern)

abbreviation for

  1. Nebraska

Ne

5

the chemical symbol for

  1. neon

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Gender Note

See née.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of 1

First recorded in 1935–40; from French né, literally “born,” past participle of naître “to be born,” ultimately derived from Latin nātus; nascent ( def )

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Example Sentences

The 28th 90 miles during the day, and 90 more during the night, still N.E.

Some large huts were observed on the side of the creek, a little above the camp, the whole of which faced the N.E.

We finished the day's march by crossing the Molongosi spongy ooze, with 150 paces of deep water, flowing N.E.

It is situated among rocks of syenitic porphyry in broad dikes, and gneiss tilted on edge, and having a strike to the N.E.

At eight o'clock next morning we weighed and steered for Tongataboo, having a gentle breeze at N.E.

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