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Nee vs Dee - What's the difference?

nee | dee |

As an adjective nee

is Used when giving the maiden name of a woman.

As an interjection nee

is no, used to express no as a quantity, i.e. not any, like German {{term|kein|lang=de}}/Dutch {{term|geen|lang=nl}}/French {{term|rien|lang=fr}}. Compare with {{term|na}}.

As a proper noun Dee is

a river in Scotland that flows about 145 km (90 mi) from the Cairngorm Mountains to the North Sea at Aberdeen.

As a verb dee is

to do.

As a noun dee is

something shaped like the letter D, such as a dee lock.

nee

English

Etymology 1

(etyl) , to be born.

Alternative forms

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Adjective

(-)
    • Mrs Smith, nee Jones
  • Originally known as.
    • Since the name change, Butch (nee Frances) seems more tough and self-assured.
    Usage notes
    * As it is not a naturalised word in English, (nee) is often italicised. * When used for a man, the masculine form should be used.

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) ne or . Cognate with Standard English no.

    Interjection

    (en interjection)
  • (Geordie) no, used to express no as a quantity, i.e. not any, like German kein/Dutch geen/French rien. Compare with (na).
    • * {{reference-book , last = Griffiths , first = Bill , title = A Dictionary of North East Dialect , origyear = 2004 , publisher = Northumbria University Press , id = ISBN 1-904794-16-5 , pages = 121 }}

    Anagrams

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    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 ----