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neap

Meaninglow, as a tide

Common meaning: relating to a tide with a smaller than usual range

Journey through time

  1. Old Englishnep‘low, as a tide’sourceB&T
  2. Middle Englishneep‘low tide’source
  3. Englishneap‘relating to a tide with a smaller than usual range’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
  • US IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.

Origin: Built on Old English nep ‘low, as a tide’.

Roots

  • nep Old English “low, as a tide”

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