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nectarine, n.¹ meanings, etymology and more

There is one meaning in OED's entry for the noun nectarine. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.

About 0.2occurrences per million words in modern written English

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/ˈnɛktəriːn/

NECK-tuh-reen

/ˌnɛktəˈrin/

neck-tuh-REEN

Earliest known use

early 1600s

The earliest known use of the noun nectarine is in the early 1600s.

OED's earliest evidence for nectarine is from 1616, in a translation by Gervase Markham, author, et al.

It is also recorded as an adjective from the early 1600s.

nectarine is apparently formed within English, by conversion.

Etymons: nectarine adj.

Nearby entries
  1. nectareousness, n.1847–
  2. nectar epistle, n.1622
  3. nectar flood, n.1610
  4. nectar fountain, n.1611–18
  5. nectar gland, n.1877–
  6. nectar guide, n.1885–
  7. nectarial, adj.1808–
  8. nectarian, adj.1647–
  9. nectaried, adj.1835–
  10. nectariferous, adj.1760–
  11. nectarine, n.¹1616–
  12. nectarine, adj. & n.²1611–1864
  13. nectarious, adj.1710–
  14. nectarium, n.1753–
  15. nectarivore, n.1967–
  16. nectarivorous, adj.1898–
  17. nectarize, v.1592–
  18. nectarized, adj.1593–1661
  19. nectar mark, n.1881–
  20. nectarous, adj.1667–
  21. nectar spot, n.1892–
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