"nee" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /neɪ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-nee.wav , En-us-nay.ogg
Rhymes: -eɪ Etymology: From French née, feminine of né, past participle of naître, to be born. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|née}} French née Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} nee (not comparable)
  1. Alternative spelling of née Tags: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable Alternative form of: née
    Sense id: en-nee-en-adj-~lF2jSuK
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Interjection

IPA: /niː/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-nee2.wav
Rhymes: -iː Etymology: From Old English ne or nā (“no”). Cognate with Standard English no. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|ang|ne}} Old English ne Head templates: {{en-interj}} nee
  1. (Geordie) no, used to express no as a quantity, i.e. not any, like German kein/Dutch geen/French rien. Compare with na. Tags: Geordie Derived forms: nee way Related terms: nee-naw, nee nor
    Sense id: en-nee-en-intj-R-Di24st Categories (other): Geordie English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 18 entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 64 Disambiguation of Pages with 18 entries: 8 31 8 26 7 20
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
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      ],
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          "née",
          "née#English"
        ]
      ],
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        "alternative",
        "not-comparable"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "/neɪ/"
    },
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    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-eɪ"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "nay"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "neigh"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "né"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "Neagh"
    }
  ],
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        {
          "word": "nee way"
        }
      ],
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        {
          "text": "Nee way man! ― No way",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "Thor's nee watter! ― There's no water!",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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          "kein",
          "kein#German"
        ],
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          "geen",
          "geen#Dutch"
        ],
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          "rien",
          "rien#French"
        ],
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          "na",
          "na#English"
        ]
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      ],
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        },
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      "rhymes": "-iː"
    },
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    }
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    "English terms inherited from Old English",
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    "English uncomparable adjectives",
    "Pages with 18 entries",
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    },
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    },
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    },
    {
      "homophone": "né"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "Neagh"
    }
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    "English terms with homophones",
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    "Pages with entries",
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      ],
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        {
          "text": "Nee way man! ― No way",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "Thor's nee watter! ― There's no water!",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "no, used to express no as a quantity, i.e. not any, like German kein/Dutch geen/French rien. Compare with na."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "no",
          "no"
        ],
        [
          "kein",
          "kein#German"
        ],
        [
          "geen",
          "geen#Dutch"
        ],
        [
          "rien",
          "rien#French"
        ],
        [
          "na",
          "na#English"
        ]
      ],
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    }
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    },
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      "rhymes": "-iː"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "knee"
    }
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}

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