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nid en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

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Meanings

1. (alt-of, alternative, collective) Alternative form of nide (“nest of pheasants”).
   alt of nide
   • Owing to the size of the enclosure, most of the hens will commence their laying and nesting operations in the same or similar manner to unrestrained birds, forming their nids, and proceeding in the usual way. The aim of the mode of introducing pheasants here described is […] 1884, William Carnegie, Practical game preserving, page 15:

Forms

nid en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

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Meanings

1. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism) Initialism of noun inanimate dependent.
   alt of noun inanimate dependent

Relateds

nad · ni · na · nid-nod