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nems

/ˈnɛms/

nems noun: the ichneumon, or Egyptian mongoose.

Noun (1)

nems

  1. (archaic) The ichneumon, or Egyptian mongoose.

Noun (2) capitalized: NEMS

NEMS

  1. (abbreviation, acronym) Acronym of nanoelectromechanical systems.

Origin of nems

From Egyptian Arabic نمس (nims).

Questions about nems

What does nems mean?
Nems means the ichneumon, or Egyptian mongoose.
What part of speech is nems?
Nems is a noun.
How do you pronounce nems?
Nems is pronounced /ˈnɛms/.

Words near nems in the dictionary

  1. nemotic
  2. nemourid
  3. nemourids
  4. NEMP
  5. NEMPs
  6. nems
  7. NEMT
  8. Nemty
  9. Nemuro
  10. Nemy
  11. Nemyriv

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