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- [ney]
- /neɪ/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [ney]
- /neɪ/
Definitions of neer word
- adjective neer born (placed after the name of a married woman to introduce her maiden name): Madame de Staël, nee Necker. 1
- abbreviation NEER never. 1
- noun neer (Now chiefly dialectal, Scotland) (anatomy) Kidney. 1
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Origin of neer
First appearance:
before 1750 One of the 47% newest English words
1750-60; < French, feminine of né (past participle of naître to be born) ≪ Latin nātus (see native)
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Parts of speech for Neer
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
neer popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
neer usage trend in Literature
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