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nee or née (nā; now often nē)

adjective

born: used to indicate the maiden name of a married woman Mrs. Helen Jones, née Smith

Etymology: Fr, fem. of né, pp. of naître < L nasci, to be born: see genus

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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