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Word entry · 5 letters

newer

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"More recent"

5 letters · collected on this word page

5 lettersPronunciation /ˈnjuː.ə/Sorted eenrwStarts with NEnds with R1 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. More recent or more recently made.

Word origin

From Middle English newer, newere, from Old English nīwra, from Proto-Germanic *niwizô (“newer”), comparative of Proto-Germanic *niwjaz (“new”), equivalent to new + -er. Cognate with West Frisian nijere (“newer”), Dutch nieuwere (“newer”), German neuer (“newer”), Danish nyere (“newer”), Swedish nyare (“newer”), Icelandic nýrri (“newer”).

Used in a sentence

  • After we stayed through that lease, I had her move to a good, safe area in a newer suburb of Taipei, in the Nei Hu district, where I negotiated her rent down to US$500 a month.

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