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Dee vs Ree - What's the difference?

dee | ree |

As a noun dee

is .

dee

English

Proper noun

(en proper noun)
  • A river in Scotland that flows about 145 km (90 mi) from the Cairngorm Mountains to the North Sea at Aberdeen.
  • A river in Wales and England that flows about 113 km (70 mi) from Snowdonia to the Irish Sea near Liverpool.
  • A female given name, short for names beginning with a "D".

    • Quotations

    * : IV: xi: 39: *: And following Dee , which Britons long ygone *: Did call divine, that doth by Chester tend;

    Derived terms

    * Deeside * Miller of Dee

    See also

    * English diminutives of female given names ----

    ree

    English

    Etymology 1

    Noun

    (en noun)

    • Etymology 2

    From (etyl) rei, reh, reoh, from (etyl) . More at (l).

    Alternative forms

    * (l) (Scotland)

    Adjective

    (en-adj)
  • Wild; fierce; outrageous; overexcited; frenzied; delirious; crazy.
  • Befuddled with liquor; half-drunk; tipsy.

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A state of befuddlement; intoxication.
  • A state of great excitement or frenzy.

    • Verb

  • To become extremely excited; fly into a rage.
  • To drive into a state of excitement; fire with enthusiasm.

    • Etymology 3

    Compare (riddle) a sieve.

    Verb

  • (obsolete, UK, dialect) To riddle; to sift; to separate or throw off.
    • (Mortimer)
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