name · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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/ʌnd/
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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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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
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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.