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noun Etymology: Middle English nevew, from Anglo-French nevou, neveu, from Latin nepot-, nepos grandson, ~; akin to Old English nefa grandson, ~, Sanskrit napat grandson Date: 14th century 1. a. a son of one's brother or sister or of one's brother-in-law or sister-in-law b. an illegitimate son of an ecclesiastic 2. obsolete a lineal descendant; especially grandson ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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n. a son of one's brother or sister, or of one's brother-in-law or sister-in-law. Etymology: ME f. OF neveu f. L nepos nepotis grandson, nephew ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. племянник he is a nephew of (to) the governor —- он племянник губернатора 2. эвф. сын священника, давшего обет безбрачия the cardinal's nephew —- племянник (побочный сын) кардинала ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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~ n the son of your brother or sister, or the son of your husband's or wife's brother or sister (I've got one nephew. He's two.) (- compare niece) ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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- early 13c., from O.Fr. neveu "grandson, descendant," from L. nepotem (nom. nepos) "sister's son, grandson, descendant," from PIE *nepot- "grandchild," and in a general sense, "male descendant other than son" (cf. Skt. napat, Lith. nepuotis, O.E. nefa). Used in Eng. in all these senses until 17c., and also as a euphemism for the illegitimate son of an ecclesiastic (1587). ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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