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A town and civil parish with a town council on the Isle of Sheppey in Swale borough, Kent, England (OS grid ref TQ9274).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: Sheerness-on-Sea
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noun
The property of being sheer.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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noun
The result or product of being sheer.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, rare
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History
Etymology tree English sheer Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English sheerness From sheer + -ness.
