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nex

nex is the archaic form of next.

Meaning of next

Adjective

next (not comparable)

  1. Nearest in place or position, having nothing similar intervening; adjoining.
    • The man in the next bunk kept me awake all night with his snoring.
    1. (obsolete) Most direct, or shortest or nearest in distance or time.
      • A prophet I, Madam; and I speak the truth the next way: […]c. 1604–1605 (date written), William Shakespeare, “All’s Well, that Ends Well”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward]...
  2. Nearest in order, succession, or rank; immediately following (or sometimes preceding) in order.
    • Please turn to the next page.
  3. Nearest in relationship. (See also next of kin.)
    • next friend

See all 12 meanings of next

Proper noun capitalized: NEX

NEX

  1. (US, abbreviation) Abbreviation of Navy Exchange, a department-store chain operated by the United States Navy exclusively for the military and their families, allies, and certain other individuals.
    • I'm going to the NEX to do my Christmas shopping.

Phrases with nex

Words that rhyme with nex

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Questions about nex

What is nex the archaic form of?
Nex is the archaic form of next.
What part of speech is nex?
Nex is a proper noun.

Words near nex in the dictionary

  1. newy
  2. Newyorican
  3. Newyoricans
  4. Newyorkian
  5. Newzak
  6. nex
  7. nex gen
  8. nex'
  9. nex-gen
  10. nexal
  11. nexeridine

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Adapted from Wiktionary: nex (page history and authors); NEX (page history and authors); next (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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