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né

1 American  
[ney] / neɪ /
Or ne

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 American  
Symbol, Chemistry.

  1. neon.

NE 3 American  

abbreviation

  1. Nebraska (approved especially for use with zip code).

  2. northeast.

  3. northeastern.

  4. Biology, Ecology. not evaluated.

ne- 4 American  

  1. variant of neo- especially before a vowel.

    neencephalon.
n.e. 5 American  

abbreviation

  1. northeast.

  2. northeastern.

N.E. 6 American  

abbreviation

  1. naval engineer.

  2. New England.

  3. northeast.

  4. northeastern.

NE 1 British  

symbol

  1. northeast(ern)

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abbreviation

  1. Nebraska

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NE 2 British  

abbreviation

  1. New England

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Ne 3 British  

symbol

  1. neon

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ne- 4 British  

combining form

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

    Nearctic
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ne 5 British  

abbreviation

  1. Niger

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Gender

See née.

Etymology

Origin of né

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

Example Sentences

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The fiction that Weiss has leveraged throughout her media career is that she’s a unique thinker and a canny operator—a woman in possession of an outsider-y je ne sais quoi that, if extrapolated, could connect an unruly and decentralized information ecosystem.

From Slate

One was “Ne Zha 2,” a domestically produced Chinese animated film that became the highest-grossing movie in the world largely on the strength of its home market.

From MarketWatch

The headline shock came from “Ne Zha 2.”

From MarketWatch

If “Ne Zha 2” showed China’s growing self-sufficiency, “Zootopia 2” revealed the other side of the coin.

From MarketWatch

It said on social media: "We are really sad to say that due to the rough NE wind it will be too rough here at Torcross for our annual swim."

From BBC

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