English Explanatory Dictionary

NEP

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. Initialism of New Economic Policy.
  2. Initialism of National Energy Program.
  3. Initialism of National Election Pool.
noun
  1. Initialism of noise-equivalent power.
  2. Initialism of nanosatellite engineering professional.
  3. Initialism of non-English proficient.
noun
  1. Catmint, catnip; Nepeta cataria.
noun
  1. A knot in a fibre.
verb
  1. Of cotton: to form knots.
noun
  1. One who engages in nepotism, usually to the one who benefits from it.
noun
  1. Nepali

Pronunciation

/nɛp/

Word forms

NEP neps nip nepping nepped

Etymology

From Middle English neppe, nepe, nepte, nept, from Old English nepte, nefte, from Latin nepeta. Compare Dutch neppe, nippe (“catnip”). Doublet of nepeta.

Derived words

Nepman neppy
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