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nereid

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6 lettersPronunciation /ˈnɪəɹiɪd/Sorted deeinrStarts with NEnds with D0 clues
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  1. Alternative letter-case form of Nereid.

Word origin

From the stem of Latin Nērēis, from Ancient Greek Νηρηΐς (Nērēḯs), from Νηρεύς (Nēreús, “Nereus”) + -ις (-is), literally “sprung of Nereus”. By surface analysis, Nereus + -id.

Used in a sentence

  • I knew in the back of my mind that the “nereid” wore a bikini intended for photography and that she lived in that bikini all summer.

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