n.e.c.

not elsewhere classified.

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Words nearby n.e.c.

n.c.o., n.d., n.dak., n.e., n.e.a., n.e.c., n.e.d., n.e.s., n.f., n.g., n.h.

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Example sentences from the Web for nec

After a brief stint at NEC Research Institute, he joined NYU in 2003.
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This would involve transferring ownership of the NEC to a new public entity charged with caring for the tracks and signals.
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So what about the Northeast Corridor (NEC), which is the busiest section of rail in the U.S.?
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“Quae non expediunt, nec licent,” such is the conclusion arrived at by the sentiment of Christian nobility.
The Essence of Christianity|Ludwig Feuerbach

Nec minus considerabo quid aures ejus pati possint, quam quid virtutibus debeatur.
Love for Love|William Congreve
The devise manie small tapers neere about a great burning, the word, Nec tibi minus erit.
Diary of John Manningham|John Manningham
Geoffrey de Mandeville sacked Ramsey in 1143; nec ecclesiis nec coemiteriis parcebant, Ann.
Selections from Early Middle English 1130-1250: Part II: Notes|Various
At quicquid dixerint, ille (Zoroaster) fuit tantum unus, isque tempore Darii Hystaspis: nec ejus nomine plures unquam extitere.
A New System; or, an Analysis of Antient Mythology. Volume II. (of VI.)|Jacob Bryant

British Dictionary definitions for nec

NEC

abbreviation for

National Executive Committee

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