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né or ne (nā)

adjective

born: used before the original name of a man who has changed his name, assumed a pseudonym, etc. George Orwell né Eric Blair

Etymology: Fr, pp. of naître, to be born: see nee

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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