"NED" meaning in English

See NED in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} NED
  1. Initialism of New English Dictionary. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: New English Dictionary
    Sense id: en-NED-en-name-ESwf90Gm Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 2 14 3 28
  2. Initialism of National Endowment for Democracy. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: National Endowment for Democracy
    Sense id: en-NED-en-name-IRDiJ9tS

Noun

Forms: NEDs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} NED (plural NEDs)
  1. (derogatory) Acronym of non-educated delinquent. Tags: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of, derogatory Alternative form of: non-educated delinquent Coordinate_terms: bogan
    Sense id: en-NED-en-noun-II-Zuqpl

Phrase

Head templates: {{en-head|phr}} NED
  1. (medicine) Initialism of no evidence of disease. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: no evidence of disease
    Sense id: en-NED-en-phrase-7SVruFSF Categories (other): Medicine Topics: medicine, sciences
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