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nee
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nee, p. p., fem. [F., fr. L. nata, fem. of natus, p. p. of nasci to be born. See Nation.].
Born; -- a term sometimes used in introducing the name of the family to which a married woman belongs by birth (i.e. her maiden name); as, Madame de Staël, née Necker. [1913 Webster]
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