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1 | 99% | 3 | Exact Match! | |
2 | 23% | 13 | Derived from Old Frankish, Old Saxon, and Old Frisian | |
3 | 22% | 10 | The word 'shrove' in the name of this holiday comes from the old English word meaning 'confess' | |
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We think the answer is "NEE" which means:
- adjective satellite
- • (meaning literally `born') used to indicate the maiden or family name of a married woman adjective
- • Used when giving the maiden name of a woman.
- • Used when giving a former name. originally known as. interjection
- • No, used to express no as a quantity, i.e. not any, like german kein/dutch geen/french rien. compare with na.
An example sentence would be:
- • "She decided to keep her maiden name, so her last name was now smith nee johnson."
- • "The famous artist, nee john doe, was born in a small town in ohio."
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