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nammus

nammus is the alternative spelling of namous.

Meaning of namous

Verb

namous (third-person singular simple present namouses, present participle namousing, simple past and past participle namoused)

  1. (UK, obsolete, thieves' cant) To run away; to leave; to depart.
    • For quotations using this term, see Citations:namous.
    Synonyms:
    flee, leave

See all 2 meanings of namous

Forms of nammus

third-person singular presentnammuses
present participlenammusing
past participlenammused
pastnammused

Questions about nammus

What is nammus the alternative spelling of?
Nammus is the alternative spelling of namous.

Words near nammus in the dictionary

  1. Nammer
  2. Nammers
  3. nammet
  4. nammit
  5. Nammu
  6. nammus
  7. nammused
  8. nammuses
  9. nammusing
  10. Nammy
  11. Namnama

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