name
Meaning 1
A surname.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
NEER
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noun
Meaning 2
Abbreviation of nominal effective exchange rate.
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Usage: abbreviation, alt-of
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noun
Meaning 3
(anatomy) Kidney.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Scotland
Qualifier: Now chiefly dialectal
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History
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”).