Standard Lemma guide

und

name · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /ʌnd/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ʌnd
  • CMU ARPABET: AH1 N D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

name

Meaning 1

Initialism of University of North Dakota

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

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Meaning relationships

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2

noun

Meaning 2

A wave.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: obsolete, rare

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3

noun

Meaning 3

A billow- or wave-like marking.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: government, heraldry, hobbies, lifestyle, monarchy, nobility, politics

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4

noun

Meaning 4

Nonstandard spelling of and, usually signifying a German accent, due to "und" meaning "and" in German..

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, nonstandard

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History

Etymology

From Middle English unde (“a wave”), from either the Old French unde or Latin unda (“wave”). Doublet of water, ultimately from the same Indo-European root.