Neer

name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Abbreviation of nominal effective exchange rate. abbreviation, alt-of
  2. 2
    (anatomy) Kidney. Scotland
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.

Synonyms

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closenearbyadjacentapproachapproximateclose to

Etymology

From Middle English neere, nere, from Old English *nēora, from Proto-Germanic *neurô, from Proto-Indo-European *negʷʰrós. Cognate with Dutch nier (“kidney”), Low German nere (“kidney”), German Niere (“kidney”), Swedish njure (“kidney”), Icelandic nýru (“kidney”), Latin nefrones, nefrendes, nebrundines (“testicles”), Ancient Greek νεφρός (nephrós, “kidney, testicle”).

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