"nid" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: nids [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} nid (plural nids)
  1. Alternative form of nide (“nest of pheasants”) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: nide (extra: nest of pheasants)
    Sense id: en-nid-en-noun-zcL3Gixr Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 53
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Head templates: {{head|en|noun}} nid
  1. (linguistics) Initialism of noun inanimate dependent. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: noun inanimate dependent Categories (topical): Linguistics Related terms: na, nad, ni, nid-nod
    Sense id: en-nid-en-noun-Or2T-ngo Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 53 Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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