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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

nereid en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

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  • /ˈnɪəɹiɪd/

Etymology

See Nereid.

Meanings

  1. (Greek, alt-of) Alternative letter-case form of Nereid.
    alt of Nereid
  2. (figuratively) A youthful and pretty bather.
    • I knew in the back of my mind that the “nereid” wore a bikini intended for photography and that she lived in that bikini all summer. 2014, John R. Stilgoe, Old Fields: Photography, Glamour, and Fantasy Landscape:

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nereid en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • (US) audio
  • /ˈnɪəɹiɪd/

Etymology

See nereidid.

Meanings

  1. (alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of nereidid.
    alt of nereidid

Forms

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Synonyms

ragworm · clam worm