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Plural of nep

regular plural

The plural of nep is neps.

Forms of nep

Singularnep /nɛp/
Pluralneps
Countableusually uncountable

Neps in a sentence

  • The neps appear as small dense areas or spots when compared to the surrounding fibers.1987, Paula Simmons, Spinning and weaving with wool, published 1977, →ISBN, page 130

Meaning of nep

  1. noun Catmint, catnip; Nepeta cataria.
  2. noun A knot in a fibre.
  3. verb Of cotton: to form knots.

Full definition of nep

Questions about the plural of nep

What is the plural of nep?
The plural of nep is neps.
Is nep countable?
Nep is usually an uncountable noun; its plural is used for kinds or examples of it.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: nep (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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