NE

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NE

▶abbreviation

• 1 Nebraska (in official postal use).

• 2 New England.

• 3 north-east or north-eastern.

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Ne

▶symbol the chemical element neon.

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né /neɪ/

masc. of née.

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neon/ˈniːɒn/

▶noun

• 1 the chemical element of atomic number 10, an inert gaseous element of the noble gas group. (Symbol: Ne)

• 2 fluorescent lighting and signs using neon or another gas.

  ■ [as modifier] very bright or fluorescent in colour.

– origin C19: from Gk, lit. ‘something new’, neut. of the adj. neos.

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née /neɪ/ (masc. né)

▶adjective originally called; born (used in citing a person's former name, especially a married woman's maiden name).

– origin C18: Fr., lit. ‘born’, past part. of naître.