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né
1[ ney ]
adjective
- 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- neon.
NE
3abbreviation for
- Nebraska (approved especially for use with zip code).
- northeast.
- northeastern.
- Biology, Ecology. not evaluated ( def ).
ne-
4- variant of neo- especially before a vowel:
neencephalon.
n.e.
5abbreviation for
- northeast.
- northeastern.
N.E.
6abbreviation for
- naval engineer.
- northeast.
- northeastern.
ne-
1combining_form
- a variant of neo- , esp used before a vowel
Nearctic
NE
2abbreviation for
- New England
ne
3the internet domain name for
- Niger
NE
4symbol for
- northeast(ern)
abbreviation for
- Nebraska
Ne
5the chemical symbol for
- neon
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Example Sentences
That particular shop, sold to Bendel a decade ago or so before, had been the ne plus ultra of American bookstores.
He also sent an email to [Goldman] saying: ‘[O]ne day I hope I get the real reason why you are doing this to me.’
Rep Jeff Fortenberry (R-NE) seemed to suggest there was never any cohesive plan at all on this from the beginning.
Many of us occupy a world in which having your own hour on a cable channel is an all-consuming goal and the ne plus ultra.
Just in time for Paris Fashion Week, a new book, Paris Street Style, offers tips on how to acheive that certain je ne sais quoi.
Lamb fills his case, and lights this the ne plus ultra of a soothing weed.
Ils me donnerent parolle d'ainsy faire le tout; ce neantmoins, le languissant ne nous fut apport que deux jours aprs.
De moi, je ne say qu'en dire, d'autant que je ne veux affirmer ny le si ny le non en ce dont je n'ay vidence.
Il n'y eut celuy de nous qui ne jugeast tel metheore prodigieux.
Ie ne say s'il y eust aucun qui fermast l'œil de toute cette nuit.
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