ne

Noun

Synonyms: neon Ne atomic number 10 northeast nor'-east northeastward NE Nebraska Cornhusker State

WordNet 3.0

Noun (3)

a colorless odorless gaseous element that give a red glow in a vacuum tube; one of the six inert gasses; occurs in the air in small amountsSynonyms: neon Ne atomic number 10
the compass point midway between north and east; at 45 degreesSynonyms: northeast nor'-east northeastward NE
a midwestern state on the Great PlainsSynonyms: Nebraska Cornhusker State NE

Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

ne \ne\ (n[=e]), adv. [AS. ne. See No.] Not; never. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]

He never yet no villany ne said. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]

Note: Ne was formerly used as the universal adverb of negation, and survives in certain compounds, as never (= ne ever) and none (= ne one). Other combinations, now obsolete, will be found in the Vocabulary, as nad, nam, nil. See Negative, 2. [1913 Webster]

ne \ne\, conj. [See Ne, adv.] Nor. [Obs.] --Shak. [1913 Webster]

No niggard ne no fool. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]

Ne . . . ne, neither . . . nor. [Obs.] --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]

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